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Promoting Heart Health in Preschool Children

NCT01551355 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2279

Last updated 2017-01-09

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Summary

As part of the Colombian Hearty Health Initiative program led by Mount Sinai Cardiovascular Institute, a multidisciplinary team design and implemented a pedagogic and communication strategies for the promotion of healthy heart habits (PPHH) in preschoolers. This included educational materials, pedagogical activities and the use of Sesame Workshop healthy habits for life materials. For Colombia, the latter were largely developed in collaboration with the Colombian Society of Pediatrics, Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Colsubsidio and Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología.

Conditions

  • Cardiovascular Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Children-Multicomponent intervention

The intervened children were provided classroom educational and playful activities during 5 months, which included Sesame Workshop Healthy Habits storybooks, posters, videos, games, and songs (1 hour daily); a "Healthy family day" workshop (1 hour); and weekly health notes. Parents participated in 3 workshops and weekly notes containing positive health messages about nutrition and active lifestyles to share with their children. Teachers also participated in 3 centralized training sessions, plus personalized working sessions with a research supervisor (2 hours every 15 days), and received a teacher's guide.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fundación Cardioinfantil Instituto de Cardiología

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sesame Workshop

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Valentin Fuster

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-07-31

Countries

  • Colombia

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