An interventional study of Nutrition and physical activity in Obesity, Overweight and Underweight, sponsored by Universidad de Cuenca. Completed at 9 sites in Ecuador. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 4 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-11-01.
Sponsored by Universidad de Cuenca · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The aim of this study is to design and evaluate an educational and behavioral intervention focused on improving nutrition and physical activity habits among preschoolers in Cuenca, Ecuador, with the overarching goal of preventing overweight/obesity and promoting the formation of healthy nutrition/physical activity habits.
In Ecuador and in the city of Cuenca, the prevalence of obesity is high (approximately 22% of the population). Simultaneously, there is high prevalence of chronic malnutrition (e.g., stunting). In a previous study in school-aged children in Cuenca, the prevalence of overweight or obese was 30%.
The objective of this study is to design an intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity habits and behaviors in preschoolers. The study will begin with a baseline survey that will be used to develop the educational and behavioral intervention. The intervention will consist of didactic material for teachers, educational material for parents, and activities for the children. The investigators will carry out the intervention over the course of the school year. The intervention will be primarily delivered in the preschool setting, but will also include workshops for parents.
The investigators hope that this study will help promote the health of children in Cuenca and can be a pilot study to test similar interventions in larger populations in Ecuador.
11,522 studies on the registry are indexed under Obesity; 2,033 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 307 is above the median of 67 across 9,006 interventional studies indexed under Obesity.
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Any child attending a preschool of the municipality
Exclusion Criteria:
Any child whose parents decline inclusion in the study
This arm includes all preschool classes receiving the educational and behavioral intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity
Other: Nutrition and physical activity
The investigators will design an educational and behavioral program focused on health promotion. Didactic material will be developed for teachers and educational material will be developed for parents. For children, the investigators will design educational and playtime materials that encourage healthy eating and physical activity.
Fruit and vegetable consumption habits
Changes assessed using a pre-/post-intervention questionnaire evaluating the number of days per week fruits/vegetables were consumed as snacks at home.
Time frame: Changes over 1 year (with 30-day recall). Assessment pre/post intervention (approx 9 months in between).
Drinking habits
Changes assessed using a pre-/post-intervention questionnaire evaluating the number of days per week water, fruit juices, and soft drinks are consumed at home.
Time frame: Changes over 1 year (with 30-day recall). Assessment pre/post intervention (approx 9 months in between).
Screen time habits
Changes assessed using a pre-/post-intervention questionnaire evaluating weekly hours of time spent watching television, using the computer, and playing videogames at home.
Time frame: Changes over 1 year (with 30-day recall). Assessment pre/post intervention (approx 9 months in between).
Nutritional status
Changes assessed using anthropometry
Time frame: 1 year. Assessment pre/post intervention (approx 9 months in between).
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