The Effect of Healthy Nutrition and Yoga Program on Obese Children

NCT06265597 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: EU-SBE-DŞ-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 33
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was planned to examine the effects of a healthy nutrition and yoga program given to obese children on nutritional behavior, physical activity and anthropometric measurements.

Conditions

Obesity, Childhood

Keywords

Anthropometry; Child; Physical Activity; Obesity; Healthy Nutrition; Yoga

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Anthropometric Measurements and Child Follow-up Form

  This form, created by the researchers, includes height, weight, BMI, waist circumference, body composition device anthropometric measurements, and data on nutrition and physical activity.

  "pre-intervention", "12th week immediately after the intervention"

• Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Scale

  The scale consists of 20 items and is evaluated on a four-point Likert type scale (1=never/almost never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often/always).The total score obtained from the scale varies between 20-80. When comparing the total score, high scores indicate less risky family practices and child behaviors for the child's obesity, while low scores indicate high-risk family environment and practices and child behaviors.

  "pre-intervention", "12th week immediately after the intervention"

• Adolescent Identification Form

  The 15-item questionnaire created by the researchers includes sociodemographic data of the child.

  "pre-intervention"

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

It includes obese children who are not given a Healthy Nutrition and Yoga Programs.

İntervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

It includes obese children who are given Healthy Nutrition and Yoga Programs.

Other: Healthy Nutrition and Yoga Program

Interventions

Healthy Nutrition and Yoga Program OTHER

* Healthy Nutrition Program * At the beginning of the "Healthy Nutrition and Yoga Program" by the researcher give education to families and children in 3 sessions (Importance of Nutrition in School Age, Obesity in School Age, Nutrition Recommendations for Obese Children). * Providing individual counseling to children every 2 weeks from the start of the Healthy Nutrition Program, in cooperation with a nutritionist, in line with the basic healthy eating behavior goals. * After the 2nd session of the healthy nutrition education and from the beginning of the Yoga Program, in the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th weeks, children are asked to keep a food diary for 2 weekdays and 1 weekend (Thursday-Friday-Saturday) and planning is made according to reaching basic healthy nutrition behavior goals. * Yoga Program \*Children's yoga is applied to each group twice a week for 12 weeks.

İntervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• The child's body mass index is at the 85th percentile and above according to age and gender,
• Do not have any chronic disease that may cause obesity (diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, etc.).
• No neurodevelopmental delay,
• Those who agree to participate in the study after they and their parents are informed in detail about the study will be included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• TC Erciyes University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Karaman Provincial Directorate of National Education

Karaman, 70200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity; Motor Activity; Obesity

Interventions

Diet, Healthy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diet; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Dilara Şahin, MSc

  Erciyes University Health Sciences Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Model Details: There is a control and intervention group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2023
• First Posted: February 20, 2024
• Study Start: September 14, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2025
• Study Completion: June 1, 2025
• Last Updated: January 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)