Effectiveness of School-Based Weight Management Program in Overweight and Obese Children Between 8-11 Years

November 20, 2021 updated by: nesrin arslan, Karabuk University

Obesity, which is an important public health problem of the last century globally, affects not only adults but also children and young people. Reducing childhood obesity requires effective lifestyle changes and behavioral interventions aimed at healthy nutrition, physical activity and stress management.

to reduce childhood obesity, including school-based multi-component behavioral research in Turkey it has not been demonstrated to parents.

The program, which is planned to be carried out and aims to reduce overweight and obesity in children, is a school-based parenting lifestyle intervention involving multiple behaviors. The program includes family visits, game-based physical activity activities with children, healthy eating recommendations and healthy eating activities with parent participation. The program planned to be implemented was developed to evaluate whether healthy preferences and lifestyle intervention reduce obesity. The aim of this study is to make the positive health behaviors permanent in children, to be a guide for combating childhood obesity and to be useful for future research. to be applied to the research, nutrition consists of 10 sessions, physical activity, including issues such as coping with healthy ways with stress Child Obesity Program (COP), it is thought to overcome this deficiency was needed in Turkey.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

66

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Karabük, Turkey, 78600
        • Karabuk University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

8 years to 11 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- Overweight or obese children aged 8-11

  • Volunteers to participate in the research
  • Students who are allowed to participate in the research by their parents

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children with any physical or mental disability and chronic disease (diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease… etc)

    • Children who have normal weight
    • Children who constantly use the drug that can affect weight management (weight gain and loss) The age group included in the study Piaget's development theory coincides with the concrete process period. Concrete

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Child Obesity Program

Firstly, overweight and obese students will be determined by measuring their height and weight. While selecting children for the experimental group, random numbers table will be used. As a result of statistical analysis, 33 students will be selected to the Experiment group. Child Obesity Program (COP) will be applied to students in the experimental group for 10 weeks. Before the program is implemented, children's height, weight, subcutaneous adipose tissue measurements will be made. The pedometer wristband will be distributed.

Pretest: BMI, weight average, subcutaneous adipose tissue measurement and application of scales

  • - Children's Dietary Self- Efficacy Scale-CDSS
  • - Food Behavior Scale
  • - Child Heart Health Development Attitude Scale (exercise, stress, nutrition subscales)
  • -Daily Food Consumption Form
  • -Drink Consumption Form
  • Health Perception Form

Follow-ups will be performed in the 6th and 9th months after the intervention

The program consists of 10 sessions, each lasting 40 minutes. An EOP booklet containing session programs will be distributed to children.

The topics of the sessions are as follows:

Session 1: Healthy lifestyles

  • Session 2: Self-esteem and positive thinking, Setting goals Session 3: Stress and Coping, Coping with Emotions in Healthy Ways Session 4: Personality and effective communication
  • Session 5: Activity: Time for action Session 6: Nutrition basics Session 7: Reading tags Session 8: Portion size, nutrition and healthy food choices in schools Session 9: Snacks can also be healthy: Healthy choices
  • Session 10: Together for a healthy life (Melnyk et al., 2006; 2007; 2009). Detailed information about the sessions is given in annex -3.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control Grup

Firstly, overweight and obese students will be determined by measuring their height and weight. When selecting children for the control group, random numbers table will be used. As a result of statistical analysis, 33 students will be selected to the Control group. First, children's height, weight, subcutaneous adipose tissue measurements will be made. The pedometer wristband will be distributed. The control group will be trained for a daily healthy diet and physical activity.

Pretest: BMI, weight average, subcutaneous adipose tissue measurement and application of scales

  • - Children's Dietary Self- Efficacy Scale-CDSS
  • - Food Behavior Scale
  • - Child Heart Health Development Attitude Scale (exercise, stress, nutrition subscales)
  • -Daily Food Consumption Form
  • -Drink Consumption Form
  • Health Perception Form

Follow-ups will be performed in the 6th and 9th months after the intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
BKI,
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Up to 1 year BKI reduction expected at the end of the program
through study completion, an average of 1 year
Subcutaneous adipose tissue
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Up to 1 year BKI reduction expected at the end of the program
through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
number of steps
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
An increase is expected at the end of the follow-up.
through study completion, an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

November 20, 2019

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 20, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 20, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 26, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 1, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

July 7, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

December 3, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2021

Last Verified

November 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2020-196

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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