A Clinical Trial Of Two Educational Strategies In Cardiovascular Health In Child Population

Summary

AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of two strategies in cardiovascular risk in children 2º grade in the community of Madrid.

DESIGN: cluster-randomized trial with blinded evaluator SCOPE AND SUBJECTS OF STUDY: Children of both sexes enrolled in 2º grade in public schools in the community of Madrid. Rate exclusion criteria INTERVENTION: Schools were randomly assigned to two groups: an experimental group that the investigators organized a concert teaching focused on messages cardio, a second group or control group to which they will host a healthy breakfast as it has been offering the Community of Madrid .

MEASUREMENTS: The primary end result is the increase of correct answers on a standardized test to be administered before and after the activity.

Secondary outcomes will be, improving the same questionnaire at 6 months and reduced overall weight and center from before the intervention at 6 months of it.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

Didactic Concerts

The activity we are going to test consists in a communication and spreading strategy. The activity will take place in the auditorium of the school, scheduling 1 hour for concert, within the school hours, and having maximum 50 children per turn. Preparation of the auditorium for the activity 5 classic musical pieces and a story as a conducting thread. Children will be asked to clap and raise hands to participate in the mission of becoming a heart-savers: Ideal number of daily meals, Importance of daily breakfast for the activity, Time for breakfast, Basic components for a healthy breakfast, The role of cereals at breakfast, dairy products in breakfast, fruits at breakfast, Importance of exercise for cardiovascular health, The role of sedentary lifestyle. Students will be invited to take the playbill as a bookmark format and a cup is inscribed: "I am a heart-saver", so that they take them home and serve as a reminder of the activity. A NAOS strategy pamphlet will also be delivered.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Madrid

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Fundación de Investigación Biomédica - Hospital Universitario de La Princesa

  collaborator OTHER

• Instituto de Salud Carlos III

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Comunidad de Madrid

  collaborator OTHER

• Agencia Lain Entralgo

  lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

• Blanca Novella, PhD · SERMAS

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

7 Years

Max Age

9 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2012-01-31

Primary Completion

2015-01-31

Completion

2015-01-31

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations