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| Suzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention | UNKNOWN |
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This study aimed to develop a comprehensive, multi-faceted intervention program for weight control and systematically evaluated its effectiveness on indicators of adiposity.
The rising prevalence of obesity among preschool children has become a critical public health concern in Suzhou of China. Nevertheless, evidence-based, personalized, and multi-component intervention strategies tailored to overweight and obese children remain inadequately established in current practice.
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted among children in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Children from junior and middle classes (aged 3 to 6) were recruited from six kindergartens. Three kindergartens were assigned to the intervention group and three to the control group. The one-year intervention includes health education, dietary guidance, and increased physical activity. The program takes a multi-level approach, engaging children, families, schools, communities, and society. Parental education and ongoing tracking of knowledge, attitudes, and practices are key components of the family-based intervention. Assessments will be conducted at 6 months, 12 months and subsequent follow-up periods after the baseline. The primary outcome will be the difference in body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage between the two groups of children at the end of the intervention.
This program will test the effectiveness of comprehensive multi-faceted interventions on children. The results of this study will provide scientific evidence for formulating effective intervention strategies for childhood overweight and obesity, and are also expected to offer crucial practical references for the formulation and improvement of treatment guidelines for childhood obesity in China.
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| the intervention group | Experimental | Based on the Social Ecological Model (SEM) and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this multi-component, school-based, and family-involved program adopts a "community-school-family-medical" integrated prevention model.The program implements targeted interventions at individual, family, school, community, and societal levels to address childhood obesity and influence preschool children's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Interventions will also be carried out during holidays. Trained professionals will distribute health materials to children and organize a three-week check-in activity. During this period, children's daily habits-including diet (regular meals, adequate water intake, no sugary beverages), exercise (outdoor activities, sedentary time, screen time), and sleep patterns-will be recorded. The aim is to help children gradually develop healthy habits. |
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| Student-focused activities | Behavioral |
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| Healthy weight development | Child BMI, child BMI z-score, child body fat percentage Child BMI: Use the automatic height and weight measuring device to measure height and weight. The subject should wear light clothing and stand barefoot, facing away from the pillar and standing on the base plate of the height gauge with the trunk naturally straight and the head upright, looking straight ahead. Height is measured in centimeters, with a test error not exceeding 0.5 centimeters. Weight is measured in kilograms, with a test error not exceeding 0.1 kilograms. BMI will be calculated as weight (kg) divided by height squared (m²). Child BMI z-score: Use the WHO child growth standards, taking into account the child's gender and age. Child body fat percentage: Use the InBody 570 body composition analyzer to measure the body fat percentage of children. Use InBody wet wipes to wipe hands and feet, which helps to increase the conductivity of the current. Stand on the InBody to measure the body fat percentage.Unit: % | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
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| Healthy weight development | Child overweight /obesity prevalence, child chest circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference Child overweight /obesity prevalence: According to the National Health Standard of the People's Republic of China (WS/T 423-2022), a healthy BMI for children is defined as greater than or equal to -2 SD but less than +1 SD; overweight is defined as BMI greater than or equal to +1 SD but less than +2 SD; and obesity is defined as BMI greater than or equal to +2 SD. Child chest circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference: Use a soft measuring tape to measure the chest circumference, waist circumference and hip circumference of the children, in centimeters, with precision to one decimal place. The measurement error should not exceed 1 centimeter. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Weight Management and Tracking for Children in Suzhou City | Suzhou | Jiangsu | 215123 | China |
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| 30167798 | Background | Sommer A, Twig G. The Impact of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity on Cardiovascular Risk in Adulthood: a Systematic Review. Curr Diab Rep. 2018 Aug 30;18(10):91. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1062-9. | |
| 18195001 | Background | Skinner AC, Mayer ML, Flower K, Weinberger M. Health status and health care expenditures in a nationally representative sample: how do overweight and healthy-weight children compare? Pediatrics. 2008 Feb;121(2):e269-77. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-0874. Epub 2008 Jan 14. |
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| Activities towards parents (providing a supportive family environment) | Behavioral |
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| Activities towards schools (providing a supportive school environment) | Behavioral |
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| Activities towards community (providing a supportive community environment) | Behavioral |
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| through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Child cardiovascular | Child blood pressures Child blood pressures: The subject should sit upright with the right arm naturally extended forward and at the same level as the heart. When measuring blood pressure, measurements should be repeated 1 to 2 minutes apart. Record the average of the two readings. If the difference between the two readings of systolic or diastolic pressure is more than 10 mmHg, repeat the measurement and record the average of the three readings. The unit is millimeters of mercury (mmHg). | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Child well-being | Child mental health Child mental health:The Children's Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Parent Version) was used. This scale consists of 25 items, and the 25 items are classified into five dimensions: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity and inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. The sum of the first four dimensions gives the total difficulty score. The higher the scores of the first four factors and the total difficulty score, the greater the possibility of the child having problems; prosocial behavior is the factor of strengths, and the higher the score, the better the prosocial behavior. According to Goodman's classification criteria, it is divided into normal, borderline and abnormal. | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Child eating habits | Child dietary intake Child dietary intake: The KidMed index consists of 16 question items, among which 12 are bonus items, each worth 1 point. This questionnaire was developed by Spanish scholars and is used to measure the compliance of children and adolescents with the Mediterranean diet. There are 4 negative scoring items, each with a score of -1. The total score of this index can be up to 12 points. The score range of the KidMed index can be divided into 3 categories: (1) Scores above 8 points belong to the best Mediterranean diet group; (2) Scores between 4 and 7 points belong to the group that needs to improve dietary quality; (3) Scores below 3 points belong to the low dietary quality group. The higher the score of the KidMed index, the better the compliance with the Mediterranean dietary pattern. | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Child physical activity | Child activity intensity, child physical fitness Child activity: The physical activity status of children, including the duration of moderate and high-intensity exercise in the past 7 days, as well as the daily outdoor activity situation, sedentary time and screen time. Calculate the time in minutes. | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Child sleep | Child sleep patterns Child sleep patterns: The Chinese version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) can be used to assess sleep problems in children aged 3 to 5 years. The questionnaire consists of 33 scoring items, covering 8 dimensions such as bedtime habits, sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep anxiety, night awakenings, parasomnia, sleep breathing disorders, and daytime sleepiness. The scoring method follows the standard "WS/T 579-2017 Sleep Hygiene Guidelines for Children Aged 0 to 5 Years", assigning values of 1, 2, and 3 to occasional or not sleepy, sometimes or very sleepy, and usually or will fall asleep, respectively. Some questions are scored inversely, that is, the original score of 1 is converted to 3, the score of 2 remains unchanged, and the score of 3 is converted to 1. If the total score of the sleep habits questionnaire (CSHQ) is higher than 54 points, it indicates poor sleep quality. | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Family food and meals | Parental feeding practices, family meal habits Parental feeding practices: Using the Chinese version of the child feeding questionnaire, the behaviors and attitudes of parents in the area of feeding are reflected. Each item uses a Likert 5-point scale (1 to 5), and the score for each dimension is the average of the scores of the corresponding items. The higher the score of each dimension, the stronger the parents' control in that dimension. Family meal habits: Use the Chinese version of the Dietary Quality Questionnaire (DQQ).Based on the DQQ, a series of dietary quality evaluation indicators can be constructed, among which GDR is a new indicator that can reflect the risk of chronic diseases. According to the specific food groups in the DQQ, GDR-Health score, GDR-Limit score, and overall GDR score can be calculated. The higher the GDR-Health score or the overall GDR score, or the lower the GDR-Limit score, the higher the dietary quality. | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Family physical activity | Parental activity intensity Parental activity intensity: Record the duration of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, outdoor activities, sedentary time and screen time for parents, in minutes. | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Family healthy knowledge | Parental healthy knowledge Parental healthy knowledge: Using the self-designed questionnaire for scoring, the cognitive status regarding obesity was examined, including misconceptions about obesity, awareness of the hazards of obesity, and knowledge of the risk factors associated with obesity. | through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| 26696565 | Background | Simmonds M, Llewellyn A, Owen CG, Woolacott N. Predicting adult obesity from childhood obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2016 Feb;17(2):95-107. doi: 10.1111/obr.12334. Epub 2015 Dec 23. |
| 26644238 | Background | Perng W, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kramer MS, Haugaard LK, Oken E, Gillman MW, Belfort MB. Early Weight Gain, Linear Growth, and Mid-Childhood Blood Pressure: A Prospective Study in Project Viva. Hypertension. 2016 Feb;67(2):301-8. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.06635. Epub 2015 Dec 7. |
| 39930450 | Background | Ye F, Chen J, Hui Q, Liu D, Sun Q, Liu J, Zhang Q. Full title: prevalence and risk factors of overweight in Beijing infants basing generalized estimating equation: a longitudinal study. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 10;25(1):543. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-21704-9. |
| 39667386 | Background | Global Nutrition Target Collaborators. Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2025 Dec 21;404(10471):2543-2583. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01821-X. Epub 2024 Dec 9. |
| 29029897 | Background | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet. 2017 Dec 16;390(10113):2627-2642. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32129-3. Epub 2017 Oct 10. |
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| D009765 | Obesity |
| D050177 | Overweight |
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| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D001835 | Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| D057766 | Policy |
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| D004472 | Health Care Economics and Organizations |
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