Status:
COMPLETED
Physical Activity and Nutritional Education as School-based Interventions to Control Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Conditions:
OVERWEIGHT
OBESITY
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-18 years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study focuses on obtaining accurate information on the effectiveness of interventions involving physical activity and/or nutrition education developed in the school environment. This s...
Detailed Description
The inordinate increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity at the international level today is one of the targets of concern the department of public health, and gradually has been the focus ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Randomized clinical / community trials whose main objective is the focus on control and / or reduction of body weight of the participants, conducted by a program developed in the scholar environment that promotes the practice of physical activity and healthy eating through nutrition education.
- Studies that include participants aged 6 to 18 years of age, regardless of the range of weight.
- There is no restriction ethnic, social, gender, nutritional status and physical fitness.
- There is no limitation of language for critical evaluation of studies.
Exclusion
- Studies making use of pharmacological agents
- Studies with participants who suffer from diseases, or specific clinical conditions, except obesity
- Studies not conducted in the school environment
- The duplicated data will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
41634 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00985972
Start Date
June 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2013
Last Update
March 17 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Heart Institute, General Hospital of Faculty of Medicine of University of Sao Paulo (InCor HCFMUSP)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil