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

NCT02034994 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2019-09-19

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Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Eating behavior and physical activity change

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rio de Janeiro State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-15
Primary Completion
2014-11-15
Completion
2014-12-15

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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