fun ’n healthy in Moreland! A 5-year school-community-based health promotion and obesity prevention study for primary school children.

• Register: ANZCTR
• Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
• Main ID: ACTRN12607000385448
• Date of registration: 23/07/2007
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Deakin University.
• Public title: fun ’n healthy in Moreland! A 5-year school-community-based health promotion and obesity prevention study for primary school children.
• Scientific title: A 5-year study in primary school children of a multi-strategy, community-based intervention promoting healthy eating and physical activity compared to standard school activities on Body Mass Index (BMI) and quality of life.
• Date of first enrolment: 01/10/2004
• Target sample size: 3000
• Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
• URL: https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12607000385448.aspx
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Purpose: Prevention; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Open (masking not used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Safety/efficacy;
• Phase: Phase 3

Countries of recruitment

Australia

Contacts

• Name: Professor Elizabeth Waters

• Name: Dr Lisa Gibbs

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion for measurement: male and female students in Years prep-6 in selected schools in intervention and comparison areas within the City of Moreland.
Exclusion criteria: Nil

Age minimum: 4 Years
Age maximum: 13 Years
Gender: Both males and females

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Childhood overweight and obesity.;
Childhood overweight and obesity.

Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

Intervention(s)

Interventions are multiple strategies over 5 years within primary schools and the community to build the community's capacity to promote healthy eating and physical activity with the use of community development workers provided to the schools. Examples include school food policies, improving school food services such as school canteens, school physical activity programs, curriculum on healthy eating and healthy bodies, activities promoting self esteem, playground redesign, and parent and community engagement.

Primary Outcome(s)

BMI[Measured at baseline (2004) and at follow up (2009).]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Prevalence of overweight and obesity[Captured at baseline (2004) and will be measured again at follow up (2009). Environmental impact changes will be measured mid-way in 2007.]

BMI z-score[Captured at baseline (2004) and will be measured again at follow up (2009). Environmental impact changes will be measured mid-way in 2007.]

Behavioural indicators of healthy eating and physical activity[Captured at baseline (2004) and will be measured again at follow up (2009). Environmental impact changes will be measured mid-way in 2007.]

BMI[Captured at baseline (2004) and will be measured again at follow up (2009). Environmental impact changes will be measured mid-way in 2007.]

Environmental assessments of school and home food and physical activity[Captured at baseline (2004) and will be measured again at follow up (2009). Environmental impact changes will be measured mid-way in 2007.]

Quality of Life [Captured at baseline (2004) and will be measured again at follow up (2009). Environmental impact changes will be measured mid-way in 2007.]

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Department of Human Services (DHS)

Department of Sport and Recreation

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Moreland Community Health Service

Ethics review

Status: Not approved
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Catholic Education Office

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Department of Education and Training

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Primary schools in the City of Moreland. Approved by: the Deakin University Human Research Ethics Committee

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Royal Children’s Hospital EHRC