School-Based Secondary Obesity Prevention for Eight- to Twelve-Year-Olds: Results from the Students, Nurses, and Parents Seeking Healthy Options Together Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The primary aim of this randomized controlled trial, conducted in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota (2014-2019), was to evaluate the effects of a school-based, school nurse-delivered, secondary obesity prevention intervention to reduce excess weight gain among preadolescent children with obesity or at risk of developing obesity. Methods: Parent/child dyads (n = 132) were randomized to the 9-month Students, Nurses, and Parents Seeking Healthy Options Together (SNAPSHOT) intervention (32.5 contact hours) or newsletter-only control group. Eligible children were 8 to 12 years old, proficient in English, and with a BMI ≥75th percentile, calculated using height/weight reported by a parent, school nurse, or clinician. The primary outcome was child BMI f

SUBMITTER: Kubik MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8418450 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature