Trial reportBMC public health2013
The Program SI! intervention for enhancing a healthy lifestyle in preschoolers: first results from a cluster randomized trial.
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Evaluation of the Program SI! for Preschool Education: A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial
Cluster Randomized Trial for the SI! Program Reintervention for Elementary Schools
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- A 6-week healthy eating intervention with family engagement improves food knowledge and preferences but not dietary diversity among urban preschool children in Sri Lanka.Public health nutrition · 2021Trial
- Healthy city: global systematic scoping review of city initiatives to improve health with policy recommendations.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- The Effect of the "Colorful Eating Is Healthy Eating" Long-Term Nutrition Education Program for 3- to 6-Year-Olds on Eating Habits in the Family and Parental Nutrition Knowledge.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cluster Randomized Trial: Sun Protection Intervention 'Clever in Sun and Shade for Preschools'-Effectiveness and Dissemination.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- A little more time around the track may go a long way: Implications of increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity in pre-adolescents.Atherosclerosis · 2019Article
- Studies evaluating of health interventions at schools: an integrative literature review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2018Review
- Community Engagement for Identifying Cancer Education Needs in Puerto Rico.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Prevention of stroke: a strategic global imperative.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2016Review
- Physical Activity Programs with Post-Intervention Follow-Up in Children: A Comprehensive Review According to Categories of Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Review
- Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate lifestyle-related behaviors in elementary school children.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Parental and self-reported dietary and physical activity habits in pre-school children and their socio-economic determinants.Public health nutrition · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnhealthy lifestyles contribute to the development of cardiovascular risk factors, whose incidence is increasing among children and adolescents. The Program SI! is a long-term, multi-target behavioral intervention to promote healthy lifestyle habits in children through the school environment. The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of this intervention in its first phase, preschoolers.
methodsCluster-randomized controlled trial in public schools in the city of Madrid, Spain. A total 24 schools, including 2062 children (3-5 years), 1949 families, and 125 teachers participated in the study. Schools were assigned to their usual school curriculum or to engage in an additional multi-component intervention (Program SI!). The primary outcome of this trial is 1-school year changes from baseline in scores for children's knowledge, attitudes and habits (KAH). Secondary outcomes are 1-school year changes from baseline in scores for knowledge, attitudes, and habits among parents, teachers, and the school environment.
resultsAfter 1-school year, our results indicate that the Program SI! intervention increases children's KAH scores, both overall (3.45, 95% CI, 1.84-5.05) and component-specific (Diet: 0.93, 95% CI, 0.12-1.75; Physical activity: 1.93, 95% CI, 1.17-2.69; Human body: 0.65, 95% CI, 0.07-1.24) score.
conclusionsThe Program SI! is demonstrated as an effective and feasible strategy for increasing knowledge and improving lifestyle attitudes and habits among very young children.
trial registrationNCT01579708, Evaluation of the Program SI! for Preschool Education: A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial (Preschool-SI!).
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