Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Play as a Method to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in Children: An RCT.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The effects of different exercise intensities on body composition and cardiovascular risk indicators in children with metabolic syndrome: a RCT network meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Gut Microbiome in Human Obesity: A Comprehensive Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Poor Motor Competence Affects Functional Capacities and Healthcare in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Salivary Metabolomic Signatures and Body Mass Index in Italian Adolescents: A Pilot Study.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023Article
- Does the Price Support Policy Drive a Balanced Distribution of Profits in the Chinese Dairy Supply Chain? Implications for Supplier and Consumer Psychology.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Childhood Obesity and its Influence on Sleep Disorders: Kids-Play Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Co-opetition Relationships and Evolution of the World Dairy Trade Network: Implications for Policy-Maker Psychology.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundOverweight and obesity are the result of a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors, which begins prenatally.
aimTo analyse an intervention based on play as a means of improving the body composition of children who are overweight or obese.
methodsThe Kids-Play study is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) consisting of 49 children aged 8-12 years on a nine-month intervention programme based on physical activity, play and nutritional advice. Controls had another 49 children, who received only nutritional advice.
resultsThe play-based intervention achieved a moderate-vigorous level of physical activity in the study group of 81.18 min per day, while the corresponding level for the control group was only 37.34 min. At the start of the intervention, the children in the study group had an average body fat content of 41.66%, a level that decreased to 38.85% by the end of the programme. Among the control group, body fat increased from 38.83% to 41.4% during the same period.
conclusionsThe intervention programme considered, based on both play and nutritional recommendations, produced a decrease in body fat among children aged 8-12 years. However, the control group, which received only nutritional recommendations, experienced an increase in body weight.
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