Development and Application of Appropriate Technology for Obesity Prevention and Control in Seven Centers in China
Development and Application of Appropriate Technology for Obesity Prevention and Control in Seven Centers in China
The study was designed as a national multi-centered cluster randomized controlled trial involving more than 70,000 children and adolescents aged 7-18 years from 7 provinces in China. In each center, about 12-16 primary and secondary schools, with totally at least 10000 participants were randomly selected (Primary: Secondary=1:1). All of the selected schools were randomly allocated to either intervention or control group (Intervention: Control=1:1).The multi-components school-based and family-involved scheme was conducted within the intervention group for 9 month, while students in the control group followed their usual health practice. The intervention consisted of four components: a) Create supportive school and family environment, b) Health lifestyles education and related compulsory physical activities, c) Instruct and promote school physical education, d) Self-monitor obesity related behaviors. Four types of outcomes including anthropometric, behavioral, blood chemical and physical fitness were measured to assess the effectiveness of the intervention program.
Inclusion Criteria:
grade of 1 to 5 in primary schools and grade of 6 to 8 and 10 to 11 in secondary schools.
Exclusion Criteria:
Suffering or any history of disabilities, cardiovascular diseases, asthma, metabolic diseases, etc.