PAAPPAS community trial protocol: a randomized study of obesity prevention for adolescents combining school with household intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing at a high rate in Brazil, making prevention a health priority. Schools are the central focus of interventions aiming the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity, however, randomized trials and cohort studies have not yet provided clear evidence of strategies to reduce prevalence of obesity. The aim of this study is to present a protocol to evaluate the efficacy of combining school and household level interventions to reduce excessive weight gain among students.

Methods

The intervention target fifth and sixth graders from 18 public schools (9 interventions and 9 controls) in the municipality of Duque de Caxias, metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A sample size of 2500 students will be evaluated at sch

SUBMITTER: Sgambato MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4989464 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature