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

NCT01156805 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: AVALL
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 509
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Obesity; Food Habits; Physical Activity

Keywords

Children; School-based program; Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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 Outcomes (3)

• Height

  every two years

• Father's Height

  every two years

• Mother's Height

  every two years

Study Arms (2)

Educational intervention, Control

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental, intervention group has received specific educational training to improve food habits and physical activity during the period of the study.

Other: Educational program

Educational program

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention has been made.

Interventions

Educational program OTHER

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

Educational intervention, Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children born in 2000 who attended schools in Granollers City

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital de Granollers: lead

Related Publications (2)

• Recasens MA, Xicola-Coromina E, Manresa JM, Ullmo PA, Jensen BB, Franco R, Suarez A, Nadal A, Vila M, Recasens I, Perez MJ, Castell C, Llargues E. Impact of school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention on body mass index eight years after cessation of randomized controlled trial (AVall study). Clin Nutr. 2019 Dec;38(6):2592-2598. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.12.029. Epub 2019 Jan 24.

  PMID: 30737048 DERIVED

• Llargues E, Recasens MA, Manresa JM, Jensen BB, Franco R, Nadal A, Vila M, Recasens I, Perez MJ, Castell C. Four-year outcomes of an educational intervention in healthy habits in schoolchildren: the Avall 3 Trial. Eur J Public Health. 2017 Feb 1;27(1):42-47. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw199. No abstract available.

  PMID: 28177448 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Feeding Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Esteve Llargues
• Organization: Hospital General de Granollers

ellargues@fhag.es

938425000

Study Officials

• Assumpta Recasens, MD

  Hospital de Granollers

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 2, 2010
• First Posted: July 5, 2010
• Study Start: September 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2008
• Study Completion: September 1, 2012
• Last Updated: August 17, 2020
• Results First Posted: December 13, 2019

Record last verified: 2017-08