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Trial reportBMC public health2025

The effectivess of MyBFF@school intervention program in reducing emotional and behavioral problems in overweight and obese secondary schoolchildren in Malaysia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Zahari Ishak, Low Suet Fin, Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Ibrahim, Abqariyah Yahya, Fuziah Md Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Abdul Halim Mokhtar

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Trial report in BMC public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04155255 (My Body is Fit and Fabulous), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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My Body is Fit and Fabulous: an Intervention Program to Combat Obesity Among Malaysian School Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MalayaRan2016 to 2016Enrolled2,438ConditionsOverweight, ChildhoodArmsMyBFF@school
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Zahari IshakWellbeing Research Center, Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia. zahari@ucsiuniversity.edu.my.
Low Suet FinSchool of Education, Faculty of Liberal Art, Humanities and Culture, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur, 50490, Malaysia.
Wan Abdul Hakim Wan IbrahimDepartment of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Abqariyah YahyaDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Fuziah Md ZainDepartment of Pediatrics, Putrajaya Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan P9, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan Presint 7, Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, 62250, Malaysia.
Rusidah SelamatNutrition Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Level 1, Block E3, Complex E, Federal Government Administrative Centre, Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, 62590, Malaysia.
Muhammad Yazid JalaludinDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Abdul Halim MokhtarDepartment of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity may have negative impacts on the physical and psychosocial aspects of children. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the MyBFF@school intervention program on emotional and behavioral problems among overweight and obese secondary school children in Malaysia.

methodsChildren were assessed using the Youth Self-Report Questionnaire to measure their emotional and behavioral problems. Comparisons between the intervention group and control group after a six month intervention period were analyzed using linear mixed-effect model.

resultsAltogether, 768 children were recruited, 447 in the intervention and 321 in the control group. There were slight reduction in majority of YSR scales within the intervention group but there was no statistically significance different comparing intervention and control groups at baseline and at 6-months follow-up.

conclusionsThe findings demonstrated a feasibility of implementing a multifaceted intervention program in school children with obesity in Malaysia. More holistic and perhaps longer intervention period needed to improve the outcomes significantly among children with obesity. The findings demonstrate the importance of psychology components in intervention programs combating obesity among overweight and obese secondary school-aged children.

trial registrationClinical trial number: NCT04155255, November 7, 2019 (Retrospective registered). National Medical Research Register: NMRR-13-439-16,563. Registered July 23, 2013. The Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia and Educational Planning and Research Division (EPRD), Ministry of Education Malaysia approved the intervention program. It was funded by the Ministry of Health Malaysia.

Indexed as

OverweightPediatric ObesityProblem BehaviorSchool Health ServicesStudentsAdolescentChildFemaleHumansMalaysiaMaleProgram EvaluationSurveys and QuestionnairesAnxietyDepressedObeseSomatic ComplaintsThought ProblemsWithdrawn

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PMID40721745
PMCPMC12302462

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