Trial reportPloS one2015
Effectiveness of a Multi-Component Intervention for Overweight and Obese Children (Nereu Program): A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01878994 (Evaluation of Family Intervention Program for the Treatment of Overweight or Obese Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluation of Family Intervention Program for the Treatment of Overweight or Obese Children (Nereu Program): Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of physical activity on anthropometric and physiological parameters in preschool and school-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled 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
- Sex differences in response to lifestyle intervention among children and adolescents: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 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
- Promoting Healthy Eating among Young People-A Review of the Evidence of the Impact of School-Based Interventions.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluation of Physical Activity and Lifestyle Interventions Focused on School Children with Obesity Using Accelerometry: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Layperson-Led vs Professional-Led Behavioral Interventions for Weight Loss in Pediatric Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled 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
- Food group intake trends in the Spanish population (2003-2023) in women and men and by age groups, country of origin, and social class: a time-series analysis of nationally representative surveys.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
- Teenagers with Obesity at the Gym: Recommendations for Physical Activity, Diet, and Supplementation-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Diet and physical activity modification: impact on adaptive behavior and biochemical measures of children with Down syndrome.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Effect of after-school physical activity on body composition in primary school children: The Slovak "PAD" project.Physiological reports · 2023Article
- Review
- Increasing Trends in Obesity-Related Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Romanian Children and Adolescents-Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Clinical and school-based intervention strategies for youth obesity prevention: A systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Review
- Use of a Mobile Lifestyle Intervention App as an Early Intervention for Adolescents With Obesity: Single-Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Physiotherapy and related management for childhood obesity: A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2021Article
- Clinical and metabolic effect of a multidisciplinary intervention through a comprehensive care program for children and adolescents with obesityBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2020Observational
- Nutritional Management in Childhood Obesity.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2019Review
- Home-Based Interventions to Treat and Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Abstract
introductionTreatment of childhood obesity is a complex challenge for primary health care professionals.
objectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness of the Nereu Program in improving anthropometric parameters, physical activity and sedentary behaviours, and dietary intake.
methodsRandomized, controlled, multicentre clinical trial comparing Nereu Program and usual counselling group interventions in primary care settings. The 8-month study recruited 113 children aged 6 to 12 years with overweight/obesity. Before recruitment, eligible participants were randomly allocated to an intensive, family-based multi-component behavioural intervention (Nereu Program group) or usual advice from their paediatrician on healthy eating and physical activity. Anthropometric parameters, objectively measured sedentary and physical activity behaviours, and dietary intake were evaluated pre- and post-intervention.
resultsAt the end of the study period, both groups achieved a similar decrease in body mass index (BMIsd) compared to baseline. Nereu Program participants (n = 54) showed greater increases in moderate-intense physical activity (+6.27% vs. -0.61%, p<0.001) and daily fruit servings (+0.62 vs. +0.13, p<0.026), and decreased daily soft drinks consumption (-0.26 vs. -0.02, p<0.047), respectively, compared to the counselling group (n = 59).
conclusionsAt the end of the 8-month intervention, participants in the Nereu Program group showed improvement in physical activity and dietary behaviours, compared to the counselling group.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01878994.
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