Reducing Beverages and Sugar and Increasing Physical Activity in Public School Adolescents From Brazil (PAPAS)

July 19, 2011 updated by: Rio de Janeiro State University

Preventing Excessive Weight Gain by Reducing Carbonated Beverage and Sugar Consumption and Increasing Physical Activity Among Public School Adolescents From the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro

The main objective is to evaluate the effect on BMI of a school-based program that discourages the consumption of all sweetened beverages, encourages the reduction in sugar intake, and encourages the increase in physical activity among adolescents and their families from a low socioeconomic area.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Specific objectives are:

  1. To compare total, lean, and fatty body mass variation in adolescents aged 11 to 14, from 7th and 8th grades from schools under intervention and from the ones not subjected to the intervention program.
  2. To compare sweetened beverages consumption and sugar intake before and after the intervention in both groups of schools.
  3. To evaluate the impact of the intervention on the selling of sweetened beverages in the cafeterias.
  4. To compare change in family expenditures with sweetened beverages and sugar.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

600

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Brazil
    • Rio de Janeiro
      • Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
        • 20 Schools of Metropolitan Area

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

9 years to 15 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 5th grades

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy

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 Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: reducing beverages and sugar and increase physical activity
reduction of beverages and sugar and increasing physical activity
Behavioral: lifestyle

Based on beliefs and behaviors of children sections of education will be delivered via classroom activities.

Activities will be facilitated by trained research assistants. Printed instructions and orientations on the facilitation process will support the assistants' efforts. The activities will require 20 to 30 minutes, and teachers will be encouraged to reiterate the message during their lesson. The goal is to promote ten one-hour sessions of activity for each class.

Children will also be stimulated to increase everyday activities such as walking and playing games at home and school. Also, activities with parents and family members such as walking around the neighborhood on weekends will be promoted.
No Intervention: control -no intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Body mass index
Time Frame: one year
one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Mean lean and fatty body mass proportions: measured by portable electrical bioimpedance bean
Time Frame: one year
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Rio de Janeiro State University

Collaborators

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 11, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 12, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 20, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2011

Last Verified

July 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IMS-PAPAS-project

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