Combining Primary and Secondary Prevention for Reduction of Excessive Weight Gain in School

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The main objective is to evaluate the effects of a multicomponent, school-based intervention combining change in nutritional behaviors with after school physical activity activities in reducing the excessive weight gain in schoolchildren.

Detailed Description
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Specific objectives are: - evaluate the effect of the program on: change in nutritional behaviors, such as reducing sugar sweetened beverages and cookies intake reduction of time spent in sedentary activities gains in school performance and cognition outcomes the amount of daily physical activity on the percentage of body fat, changes in biochemical markers and blood pressure.

Official Title
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Combining Primary and Secondary Prevention for Reduction of Excessive Weight Gain in School

Conditions
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Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Eating behavior and physical activity change


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Both prevention programs: 6th and 7th grades students consent form signed by parents / tutors Secondary prevention program: - overweight and obese children Exclusion Criteria: pregnant girls

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 9 Years
Maximum Age: 15 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>Reduction of sugar sweetened beverages. cookies, sedentary activities and increasing physical activity | Behavioral: Eating behavior and physical activity change<br>* A combination of two prevention school based programs will be addressed to schoolchildren over one year. Primary prevention will be developed monthly in order to reduce cookies and sugar sweetened beverages consumption, reduction of sedentary activities, increase meal consumption frequency and quality etc, in all children from 6th and 7th grades. Overweight and obese children will be invited to participate on a secondary prevention program in which daily physical activity classes will be performed by physical education teachers in school facilities.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>No intervention | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Body Mass Index |  | One Year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mean lean and fatty body mass proportions: measured by portable electrical bioimpedance bean |  | One year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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school-based intervention, after school physical activity, sugar sweetened beverages, sedentary behavior, schoolchildren