Trial reportScandinavian journal of primary health care2015
Early intervention for childhood overweight: A randomized trial in general practice.
Trial report in Scandinavian journal of primary health care, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effect of psychological interventions targeting overweight and obesity in school-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- EASO and EFAD Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.Obesity facts · 2023Pooled it
- Characteristics of Multicomponent Interventions to Treat Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Extremely Cold Climates: A Systematic Review of a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled 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
- Relationships between nutritional intake, appetite regulation, and mental health with body composition among female college students with overweight and obesity.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Adiposity, fitness, health-related quality of life and the reallocation of time between children's school day activity behaviours: A compositional data analysis.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
- Fitness, fatness and the reallocation of time between children's daily movement behaviours: an analysis of compositional data.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
- Management of Overweight during Childhood: A Focus Group Study on Health Professionals' Experiences in General Practice.International journal of family medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effect of two intervention modalities concerning overweight and obesity among children in general practice.
designProspective randomized controlled trial.
settingA total of 60 general practices in the former County of Funen, Denmark. SUBJECTS: Overweight children, identified by International Obesity Task Force criteria, aged 5-9 years.
interventionModel 1 with health consultations in general practice during a two-year period or Model 2, an educational programme for the children and their families in addition to the health consultations.
main outcome measuresChange in body mass index (BMI) z-score in order to compare the results, independent of gender- and age-related changes over time.
resultsA total of 80 children were recruited with 35 and 45 children allocated to Model 1 and Model 2, respectively. No significant differences were found in the change in BMI z-score (SDS) between the two groups. A decrease in the mean BMI z-score from baseline to study end of -0.20 (95%CI -0.38 to -0.01) in Model 1 and -0.26 (95%CI -0.44 to -0.09) in Model 2, respectively, was detected. The majority of the participants (2/3) continued in the study for more than one year in both models, with a mean of 12 consultations in general practice.
conclusionIn this particular setting the two intervention strategies against overweight and obesity did not differ significantly with regard to change in BMI z-scores.
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