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

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Heart Institute, General Hospital of Faculty of Medicine of University of Sao Paulo (InCor HCFMUSP)

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil