Gomez Santiago F, Casas Rafael, Palomo Vanessa Taylor, Martin Pujol Anna, Fíto Montserrat, Schröder Helmut
Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN), IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain.
BMC Pediatr. 2014 Aug 29;14:215. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-215.
The speeding increase and the high prevalence of childhood obesity is a serious problem for Public Health. Community Based Interventions has been developed to combat against the childhood obesity epidemic. However little is known on the efficacy of these programs. Therefore, there is an urgent need to determine the effect of community based intervention on changes in lifestyle and surrogate measures of adiposity.
METHODS/DESIGN: Parallel intervention study including two thousand 2249 children aged 8 to 10 years ( 4th and 5th grade of elementary school) from 4 Spanish towns. The THAO-Child Health Program, a community based intervention, were implemented in 2 towns. Body weight, height, and waist circumferences were measured. Children recorded their dietary intake on a computer-based 24h recall. All children also completed validated computer based questionnaires to estimate physical activity, diet quality, eating behaviors, and quality of life and sleep. Additionally, parental diet quality and physical activity were assessed by validated questionnaires.
This study will provide insight in the efficacy of the THAO-Child Health Program to promote a healthy lifestyle. Additionally it will evaluate if lifestyle changes are accompanied by favorable weight management.
Trial Registration Number ISRCTN68403446.
儿童肥胖率的迅速上升及其高患病率是公共卫生领域的一个严重问题。已开展基于社区的干预措施来应对儿童肥胖流行问题。然而，对于这些项目的效果知之甚少。因此，迫切需要确定基于社区的干预措施对生活方式改变和肥胖替代指标的影响。
方法/设计：平行干预研究，纳入来自西班牙4个城镇的2249名8至10岁儿童（小学四年级和五年级）。在2个城镇实施基于社区的THAO儿童健康项目。测量体重、身高和腰围。儿童通过基于计算机的24小时饮食回顾记录饮食摄入量。所有儿童还完成经过验证的基于计算机的问卷，以评估身体活动、饮食质量、饮食行为、生活质量和睡眠情况。此外，通过经过验证的问卷评估父母的饮食质量和身体活动情况。
本研究将深入了解THAO儿童健康项目促进健康生活方式的效果。此外，它将评估生活方式的改变是否伴随着良好的体重管理。
试验注册号ISRCTN68403446。
