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The Healthy Elementary School of the Future

NCT02800616 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2349

Last updated 2020-09-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Unhealthy lifestyles in early childhood are a major global health challenge. These lifestyles often persist from generation to generation and contribute to a vicious cycle of health-related and social problems. We present a study protocol that examines the effectiveness of two novel, integrated healthy school interventions. One is a full intervention called 'The Healthy Primary School of the Future', the other is a partial intervention called 'The Physical Activity School'. These intervention approaches will be compared with the regular school approach that is currently common practice in the Netherlands. The main outcome measure will be changes in children's body mass index (BMI). In addition, lifestyle behaviours, academic achievement, child well-being, socio-economic differences, and societal costs will be examined.

Conditions

  • Overweight
  • Physical Activity
  • Malnutrition
  • Child Development
  • Lifestyle-related Condition
  • Socioeconomic Difficulty

Interventions

OTHER

The Healthy Primary School of the Future

In two out of four intervention schools, a whole-school approach named 'The Healthy Primary School of the Future', is implemented with the aim of improving physical activity and dietary behaviour. For this intervention, pupils are offered an extended curriculum, including a healthy lunch, more physical exercises, and social and educational activities, next to the regular school curriculum.

BEHAVIORAL

The Physical Activity School

In the two other intervention schools, a physical-activity school approach called 'The Physical Activity School', is implemented, which is essentially similar to the other intervention, except that no lunch is provided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Onno van Schayck, Prof. Dr. · Professor at Maastricht University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2019-11-30
Completion
2020-07-31

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