Assessment of an School-based Intervention in Eating Habits and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: the AVall Study

Obesity Clinical Trial

— AVALL  

Official title:

Assessment of an School-based Intervention in Eating Habits and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: the AVall Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01156805
• Other study ID #: AVALL
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2006
• Est. completion date: September 2012

Study information

• Verified date: August 2017
• Source: Hospital de Granollers
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention on food habits and physical activity in school-age children.

Description:

A two-year cluster-randomised prospective study with two parallel arms was used to evaluate an intervention programme in children in their first year of primary schooling (5-6 years of age) in schools in the city of Granollers. The intervention consisted of the promotion of healthy eating habits and physical activity by means of the educational methodology Investigation, Vision, Action and Change (IVAC). At the beginning and at the end of the study (2006 and 2008) the weight and height of each child was measured in situ, while the families were given a self-report physical activity questionnaire and the Krece Plus quick test.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 509
• Est. completion date: September 2012
• Est. primary completion date: September 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 5 Years to 6 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children born in 2000 who attended schools in Granollers City

Exclusion Criteria:

• Schoolchildren who need special diet for metabolic or digestive disorder, physical activity incapacity, no family acceptance or attendance to school was discontinued

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Food Habits
• Obesity
• Physical Activity

Intervention

Other:
• Educational program
The intervention consisted of the promotion of healthy eating habits and physical activity by means of the educational methodology Investigation, Vision, Action and Change (IVAC). At the beginning and at the end of 1st phase of the study (2006 and 2008) the weight and height of each child was measured in situ, while the families were given a self-report physical activity questionnaire and the Krece Plus quick test

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hospital de Granollers

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Anthropometric Variables	BMI progression in the intervention and the control group. Secondary outcomes measured in this study were changes in eating habits and in physical activity.	every two years
Secondary	Height		every two years
Secondary	Father's Height		every two years
Secondary	Mother's Height		every two years