Evaluation of a Family Intervention Program for the Management of Overweight or Obese Children

Summary

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Nereu program compared to standard care (advice on increased physical activity and nutrition) such as a health intervention tool for the childhood obesity management

Methods/Design: The study design is a randomized controlled multicenter clinical trial using two types of treatment. Population and sample: Children 6 to 12 years with overweight or obesity, according to the z score of body mass index (BMI z) \>= 1 for age and gender defined by International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). It is considered necessary to recruit 100 children: 50 control group (CG) and 50 Intervention (IG). Study Intervention: Nereu Group: 8 month intervention with 3 weekly training sessions doing physical exercise for children and a weekly session for parents of physical activity and healthy eating habits and behaviour strategies, that involves both parental and child participation. The control group will receive a monthly session of healthy physical and eating habits. Main Outcome Measures: Improvement of BMI z, physical activity and nutrition habits, behaviour components and quality life related to health at the end, 6 and 12 months after intervention.

Conditions

• Overweight
• Obesity
• Children

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Counselling group

BEHAVIORAL

Nereu group

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Associació NEREU

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• INEFC-Lleida

  collaborator OTHER

• USR-ICS. Atenció Primària Lleida

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Noemí Serra · INEFC-LLEIDA, University of Lleida

• Concepció Teixidó · Institut Català de la Salut - Atenció primaria - Lleida

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Years

Max Age

12 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-01-31

Primary Completion

2014-06-30

Completion

2015-12-31

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations