Development of a core outcome set for school-based intervention studies on preventing childhood overweight and obesity: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prevention of childhood overweight is an important health priority. Evidence synthesis from studies evaluating school-based overweight preventive interventions is hampered by the wealth of different outcomes across studies. Therefore, consensus on a core set of outcomes for school-based overweight prevention studies is needed. This paper presents the protocol for the development of a core outcome set (COS) for school-based intervention studies aimed at childhood overweight prevention.

Methods and analysis

First, a scoping review will be performed to identify outcomes included in studies evaluating school-based overweight prevention interventions in 6-12 year-old children. Additionally, child focus groups will be organised in three countries to list the ou

SUBMITTER: de Vries LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9289030 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature