Trial reportEuropean journal of pediatrics2018
Healthy lifestyle promotion in primary schools through the board game Kaledo: a pilot cluster randomized trial.
Trial report in European journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2022Guideline
- Serious games and eating behaviors: A systematic review of the last 5 years (2018-2022).Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Promoting Healthy Eating among Young People-A Review of the Evidence of the Impact of School-Based Interventions.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- A digital movement in the world of inactive children: favourable outcomes of playing active video games in a pilot randomized trial.European journal of pediatrics · 2019Trial
- Effect of a community-based childhood obesity intervention program on changes in anthropometric variables, incidence of obesity, and lifestyle choices in Spanish children aged 8 to 10 years.European journal of pediatrics · 2018Trial
- Examination of a board game approach to children's involvement in family-based weight management vs. traditional family-based behavioral counseling in primary care.European journal of pediatrics · 2018Trial
- Anthropometric outcomes of a motivational interviewing school-based randomized trial involving adolescents with overweight.European journal of pediatrics · 2018Trial
- Comparative survey of eating and lifestyle habits in Italian school age children using Nutripiatto as an educational tool.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of School-Based Nutrition Interventions in Italy: A Scoping Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
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- Promoting Physical and Mental Health among Children and Adolescents via Gamification-A Conceptual Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015-2021.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- An Exploratory Digital Board Game Approach to the Review and Reinforcement of Complex Medical Subjects Like Anatomical Education: Cross-sectional and Mixed Methods Study.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
- The Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions on Obesity-Related Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Tabletop Board Game Elements and Gamification Interventions for Health Behavior Change: Realist Review and Proposal of a Game Design Framework.JMIR serious games · 2021Review
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Abstract
The board game Kaledo was proven to be effective in improving nutrition knowledge and in modifying dietary behavior in students attending middle and high school. The present pilot study aims to reproduce these results in younger students (7-11 years old) attending primary school. A total of 1313 children from ten schools were recruited to participate in the present study. Participants were randomized into two groups: (1) the treatment group which consisted of playing Kaledo over 20 sessions and (2) the no intervention group. Anthropometric measures were carried out for both groups at baseline (prior to any treatment) and at two follow-up post-assessments (8 and 18 months). All the participants completed a questionnaire concerning physical activity and a 1-week food diary at each assessment. The primary outcomes were (i) BMI z-score, (ii) scores on physical activity, and (iii) scores on a dietary questionnaire. BMI z-score was significantly lower in the treated group compared to the control group at 8 months. Frequency and duration of self-reported physical activity were also significantly augmented in the treated group compared to the control group at both post-assessments. Moreover, a significant increase in the consumption of healthy food and a significant decrease in junk food intake were observed in the treated group.
conclusionThe present results confirm the efficacy of Kaledo in younger students in primary schools, and it can be used as a useful nutritional tool for obesity prevention programs in children. What is Known: • Kaledo is a new educational board game to improve nutrition knowledge and to promote a healthy lifestyle. • In two cluster randomized trials conducted in Campania region (Italy), we showed that Kaledo could improve nutrition knowledge and dietary behavior and have a positive effect on the BMI z-score in children with age ranging from 9 to 14 years old attending school. • Kaledo may be used as an effective tool for obesity prevention programs in middle and high school students. What is New: • Investigating the effects of Kaledo on younger primary school children (7-11 year olds), Kaledo could be an effective tool in obesity prevention programs for children as young as 7 years old.
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