Nutrition and Physical Activity Counselling

December 18, 2015 updated by: Amir Azarpazhooh, University of Toronto

Efficacy of Nutrition and Physical Activity Counselling for Pre-adolescent Children in a Dental Setting: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Background: Childhood obesity imposes a great burden on the healthcare system. Given the increased frequency of dental compared to medical visits during childhood, dentists may be in an ideal position to recognize patients at risk of developing obesity. This randomized clinical trial explored the efficacy of a brief nutrition and physical activity counseling for healthy weight 6 to11 year-old children in a university-based pediatric dental clinic.

Methods: 168 children, 6-11 year old, were allocated to test and control groups and their Body Mass index (BMI) were recorded. Their parents/caregivers completed a questionnaire regarding their child's nutrition, physical activity and screen time. The parents/caregivers of the test group then received a brief counseling session that encouraged an increase in children's physical activity, and a decrease in sugar-sweetened beverages and screen time. Data, collected at baseline and follow-up session (within 6-12 months) were analyzed using general linear regression, adjusting for age, gender, socio-demographic characteristics, education, labour force, income and awareness of school nutrition policy (P≤ 0.05).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

168

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

6 years to 11 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthy
  • 6 to 11 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Younger or older children
  • those with systemic diseases (such as diabetes, cardiac problems, dyslipidemia, elevated cholesterol, obstructive sleep apnea, stroke, fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, orthopedic problems and any forms of cancer)
  • Children and their accompanying parents or caregivers (hereafter, caregivers) unable to communicate in English
  • if caregivers were unreachable after three attempts by phone

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Lifestyle counseling
Intervention: Lifestyle counseling or nutrition/physical counselling
Behavioral: Lifestyle counseling or nutrition/physical counselling
A brief (5-10 minute) counseling session for caregivers of the intervention group aimed to encourage an increase in the child's physical activity and decrease sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and screen time. Additionally, the caregivers of the intervention group were provided with the following handouts: five steps to a healthy body weight for teens; beverages; physical activity tips for children 5-11 years; Canadian physical activity guidelines for children 5-11; and Canadian sedentary behavior guidelines for children 5-11.
No Intervention: No Intervention
To ensure that both groups benefited equally from the study, the control group received the counselling and the handouts at the end of the study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Time Frame: 6-12 months from the baseline
6-12 months from the baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
physical activity (hrs/day)
Time Frame: 6-12 months
6-12 months
screen time (hrs/day)
Time Frame: 6-12 months
6-12 months
number of sugar-sweetened beverages consumed per day
Time Frame: 6-12 months
6-12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Toronto

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Amir Azarpazhooh, DDS MSc PhD, Assistant Professor

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 14, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 18, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

December 22, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 22, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 18, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • AMAZ 515

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Yes

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