Trial reportBMC pediatrics2015
The "Happy Heart" educational program for changes in health habits in children and their families: protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in BMC pediatrics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05467865 (A Quasi-experimental Intervention Protocol for Nutrition Education About Celiac Disease to Primary School Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Quasi-experimental Intervention Protocol for Nutrition Education About Celiac Disease to Primary School Children (Zeliakide Project)
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for preventing obesity in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of a controlled trial of nutrition education in primary school, ZELIAKIDE project: knowledge and mid-morning snack consumption.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Study Protocol for a Controlled Trial of Nutrition Education Intervention about Celiac Disease in Primary School: ZELIAKIDE Project.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Introducing Plant-Based Mediterranean Diet as a Lifestyle Medicine Approach in Latin America: Opportunities Within the Chilean Context.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
- Effects of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention to Treat Overweight/Obese Children and Adolescents.BioMed research international · 2017Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of childhood obesity increased worldwide in recent decades and is associated with risk factors for the development of chronic diseases in adulthood. Strategies for health promotion directed at an early age, with recommendation for healthy habits, can achieve good results. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative, simple and cost effective educational program to improve eating habits, physical activity and the knowledge about healthy habits in children, as well as in their families, as compared to routine outpatient care. METHODS/
designThe study is designed as a randomized clinical trial. Sample size is estimated to include 37 children, aged between 7 and 11 years, and their guardians, randomized for an intervention or a control group. The intervention will consist of 11-weekly group meetings of nutritional education and distribution of explanatory material, with orientation about healthy food and family habits and physical activity. Recreational, simple and low cost resources, carefully designed for the presentation of contents to the children and parents, will be used in all meetings. The control group will receive standard outpatient care based in individual clinical practice guidelines. The primary outcomes will be changes in dietary habits, knowledge and physical activity of children and adults. The secondary outcomes will be changes of body mass index, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and laboratory tests, in children and adults. DISCUSSION: The Happy Heart Study offers a playful and low-cost approach for the prevention and control of obesity and cardiovascular disease in children. Although this program is being planned for implementation in Brazil, the method can be adapted to many other countries. REGISTRY OF PROTOCOL: Protocol registered on the site ensaiosclinicos.gov.br: RBR-8ttw64.
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