Impact of a Playful Family Education Strategy With ICT on Childhood Obesity Prevention

Summary

The goal of this non-randomized clinical controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of a playful family education strategy reinforced by the use of communication technologies in childhood obesity. The main questions to answer are:

* Does a technogical reinforced ludical family strategy might reduce overweight and childhood obesity prevalence and incidence reduction?
* Can digital reinforcement might decrease body weight, BMI, body fat mass and waist circumference in overweight or obese children?
* Does dietary habits might be improved by a technologically reinforced playful family workshop?

Researchers will compare an obesity childhood digital reinforced group to an overweight control overweight group, an overweight workshop group and a childhood obesity control group to see if technological reinforcement works to reduce and prevent childhood obesity.

Conditions

• Pediatric Obesity
• Childhood Obesity
• Childhood Overweight

Interventions

OTHER

Conventional treatment

Conventional medical treatment by their physicians, following the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Diagnosis of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (SS-025-08) and the Guideline for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (IMSS 46-08), over six months, with a follow-up of 18 months post-intervention.

OTHER

Playful Family Education Strategy

Workshop based on national and international guidelines for managing overweight and obesity in school-aged children, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Monthly sessions over six months for parents and children, followed by an 18-month post-intervention follow-up. For parents: * First session focuses on raising awareness about childhood obesity through counseling and nutritional advice, promoting water consumption over sugary drinks. * Subsequent sessions use 'case study' technique to discuss common food and nutrition challenges. For children: * Sessions follow the 'Nutritional Guidance Intervention Guide' by the National System for Integral Family Development (DIF). * First session encourages healthy eating habits through activities and educational games. * Later sessions emphasize healthy eating patterns and physical activity.

OTHER

Reinforced Playful Family Education Strategy

The previosuly created and INDAUTOR registered workshop, will be reinforced through two-week technological algorithms, such as videogames, educational videos, and digital challenges, for the children, that they must complete through their smartphone of tablet. Followed by an 18-month post-intervention follow-up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

  lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

• José de Jesús Peralta Romero, PhD · Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

• María Fernanda Pérez Hernández, MsC · Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

9 Years

Max Age

12 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-01-31

Primary Completion

2028-12-31

Completion

2029-12-31

Countries

• Mexico

Study Locations