Hip-Hop to Health Jr. Randomized Effectiveness Trial: 1-Year Follow-up Results.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The preschool years provide a unique window of opportunity to intervene on obesity-related lifestyle risk factors during the formative years of a child's life. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a preschool-based obesity prevention effectiveness trial at 1-year follow-up.

Design

RCT.

Settings/participants

Primarily African American children (aged 3-5 years, N=618) attending Head Start preschool programs administered by Chicago Public Schools.

Methods

Eighteen preschools were randomly assigned in 2007-2008 to receive either (1) a 14-week teacher-delivered intervention focused on healthy lifestyle behaviors or (2) a 14-week teacher-delivered general health curriculum (control group).

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome

SUBMITTER: Kong A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4718844 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature