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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| REC-22-09-05-01 | Other Identifier | University of Sharjah |
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| University of Sharjah | OTHER |
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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of mobile health nutrition education intervention in the changing of dietary habits and body composition of overweight and obese 8-12 years old children in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and to compare its effectiveness to paper educational intervention among the same age group.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants (children with their parents) will be randomly divided into intervention group and control group. Parents of children from the intervention group will receive two text messages/graphics per week about healthy eating and physical activity (PA) on their mobile phones during the intervention period (3 months). While parents in the control group will receive a one-time printed handout containing the same messages at the beginning of the intervention period.
Assessment of children's anthropometry, dietary intake and physical activity will be evaluated pre and post intervention and one more time after a two months period of maintenance after the end of the intervention. Parents' nutrition knowledge will be evaluated pre and post intervention only. Also, children salivary obesity markers will be measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention period to explore the effects of the intervention on inflammatory markers associated with obesity.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group | Experimental | Participants in the intervention group will receive smart phone delivered health education in the form of text messages through WhatsApp. |
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| Control group | Active Comparator | Participants in the control group will receive paper delivered health education in the form of a one time handout. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Smart Phone Education (mhealth) | Other | Nutrition and Health Education module delivered through m-health approach (smart phones) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Weight | Will be measured using a Body Composition Analyzer, and will be measured in Kilograms | 3 times: before intervention (at 0 months), after intervention (at 3 months), after maintenance (at 5 months) |
| Height | Will be measured using a standing Stadiometer, and will be measured in Centimetres | 3 times: before intervention (at 0 months), after intervention (at 3 months), after maintenance (at 5 months) |
| Body Mass Index | Will be calculated using the weight and height, and will be measured in kg/m^2 | 3 times: before intervention (at 0 months), after intervention (at 3 months), after maintenance (at 5 months) |
| Body Fat Mass | Will be measured using a Body Composition Analyzer, and will be measured in Kilograms | 3 times: before intervention (at 0 months), after intervention (at 3 months), after maintenance (at 5 months) |
| Fat Free Mass | Will be measured using a Body Composition Analyzer, and will be measured in Kilograms | 3 times: before intervention (at 0 months), after intervention (at 3 months), after maintenance (at 5 months) |
| Total Body Water | Will be measured using a Body Composition Analyzer, and will be measured in Kilograms | 3 times: before intervention (at 0 months), after intervention (at 3 months), after maintenance (at 5 months) |
| Parents' Knowledge |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Parents qualify if their children meet the inclusion criteria, they can read and speak in Arabic, they plan to stay in Sharjah for six months from the beginning of the intervention, and they own and use a smart phone.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Sharjah | Sharjah city | United Arab Emirates |
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| ID | Term |
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| D063766 | Pediatric Obesity |
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| D009765 | Obesity |
| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D017216 | Telemedicine |
| D003226 | Congresses as Topic |
| ID | Term |
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| D003695 | Delivery of Health Care |
| D010346 | Patient Care Management |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |
| D009938 | Organizations |
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Participants will be randomly divided into intervention group and control group.
intervention group will receive smart phone delivered nutrition education while control group will receive paper delivered nutrition education.
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Lab technician who will handle the saliva analysis and the person who will be doing the statistical analysis will be blinded of any data related to the grouping of the participants.
| Paper Education (conventional) | Other | Nutrition and Health Education module delivered through conventional approach (paper) |
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Using a valid Nutrition Knowledge Attitude Practice Questionnaire - no scale |
| twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Children's Dietary Intake | Using 24 Hours' Diet recall (3 days). | 3 times: before intervention (at 0 months), after intervention (at 3 months), after maintenance (at 5 months) |
| Children's Physical Activity | Using a valid Physical Activity Questionnaire - no scale | 3 times: before intervention (at 0 months), after intervention (at 3 months), after maintenance (at 5 months) |
| Salivary C-Reactive Protein Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Adiponectin (Acrp30) Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2) Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Complement Factor D (Adipsin) Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Interleukin 6 (IL-6) Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Interleukin 10 (IL-10) Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Leptin (OB) Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Resistin Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (Serpin E1 / PAI-1) Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| Salivary Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF alpha) Concentration | Concentration in saliva samples will be assessed using Luminex Performance Human Obesity Panel (10-Plex) | twice: before intervention (at 0 months) and after intervention (at 3 months). |
| D009750 |
| Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D001835 | Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D004472 | Health Care Economics and Organizations |