Systems-oriented School Healthy Weight Promotion Based on NASA Mission X Campaign

November 28, 2017 updated by: Hsing-Yu Yang, Mackay Medical College

Systems-oriented School Healthy Weight Promotion: A Pilot Controlled Intervention Study in Remote Areas School Based on NASA Mission X Campaign

This study assessed the effect of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Mission X (MX) program on children's knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthy eating and active living (HEAL) and weight status in rural elementary schools in Taiwan.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

245

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

8 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The thirteen public elementary schools in Tamsui, Sanzhi and Shimen Districts, New Taipei City, Taiwan, were the target population. Schools that were in distance within 30 minutes by car from Mackay Medical College were approached. Eight schools agreed to participate. All 3rd and 4th graders of the participating schools were invited to the evaluation program.

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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
Experimental: Adapted NASA's Mission X program
Adapted NASA's Mission X program for the intervention group
Behavioral: Adapted NASA's Mission X program
8 Weeks Adapted National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Mission X (MX) program
No Intervention: Mission X Control
no intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Body mass index
Time Frame: 8-weeks
weight status, BMI-Z score
8-weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Mackay Medical College

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hsing-Yu Yang, DrPH, Mackay Medical College

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 25, 2016

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

February 24, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 24, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 20, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

November 28, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 30, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2017

Last Verified

November 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 15MMHISO90

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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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