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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  ISRCTN16804726
Date of registration: 08/10/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), Argentina
Public title: Jumping to Health
Scientific title: Comprehensive Study for the Prevention of Obesity and Non-Communicable Chronic Disease, SALTEN!
Date of first enrolment: 18/03/2013
Target sample size: 508
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN16804726
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial (Prevention)  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Argentina
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Irina    Kovalskys
Address:  Av. Santa Fe 1145 1059 Buenos Aires Argentina
Telephone: 54 11 4816 4384
Email: ikovalskys@ilsi.org.ar
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children in 4t hand 5th grade (aged 9-11 years)
2. Attending participating schools
3. Received parental consent

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with severe intellectual difficulties
2. Children with limitations to engage in physical activity
3. Children suffering from illnesses compromising nutrition or food selection
4. Children taking medication known to affect body weight


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obesity
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Obesity
Intervention(s)
A multi-component behavioural and educational intervention aimed to improve physical activity and healthy eating habits of 4th and 5th grade boys and girls of 8 schools (4 intervention; 4 control) matched for socio demographic characteristics.

Intervention arm: Children receive daily access to fruits during school-breaks; water fountains are installed in the school playgrounds, and a physical activity (PA) instructor encourages moderate to vigorous physical activity during school breaks on playgrounds that were accordingly re-designed, painted and equipped for this goal. The educational component consists of 13 units focused on healthy lifestyle that are delivered by their teachers.

Control arm: Children receive 2 classroom workshops aimed at providing knowledge regarding healthy eating and physical activity respectively.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Anthropometric measures (weight, height, waist circumference and BMI Z-score) measured at baseline and at 18 months (end of follow-up)
1.1. Weight measured using an electronic scale to the nearest 0.1kg
1.2. Height measured with a wall-mounted stadiometer to the nearest 0.1cm
1.3. Waist circumference measured using an anthropometric tape to the nearest 0.1cm
1.4. BMI z-score calculated using the 2007 WHO reference growth charts
2. Dietary intake was measured using a modified and trans-culturally adapted version of the Child Nutrition Questionnaire at baseline and subsequently at 6, 12 and 18 months
3. Physical activity level (during school-breaks, after school, and during weekend) was assessed with the interviewer based part of a culturally adapted and modified version of the Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey at baseline, 6, 12 and 18 months
Secondary Outcome(s)
Dietary habits and attitudes, and level of engagement and attitudes towards physical activity measured using the self-report part of the Child Nutrition Questionnaire and the Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey at baseline, 6, 12 and 18 months.
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
The Coca Cola Foundation, International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Argentina
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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