biostudies-literatureUnknown12Sanchez-Gomez LM<h4>Background</h4>This paper describes a methodology for comparing the effects of an eduentertainment strategy involving a music concert, and a participatory class experience involving the description and making of a healthy breakfast, as educational vehicles for delivering obesity-preventing/cardiovascular health messages to children aged 7-8 years.<h4>Methods/design</h4>This study will involve a cluster-randomised trial with blinded assessment. The study subjects will be children aged 7-8 years of both sexes attending public primary schools in the Madrid Region. The participating schools (n=30) will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1) Group MC, in which the children will attend a music concert that delivers obesity-preventing/cardiovascular health messages, or 2) Group HB, in BMC public health1024https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3524752biostudies-literatureA cluster-randomised clinical trial comparing two cardiovascular health education strategies in a child population: the Savinghearts project.PMC3524752Ruiz-Chercoles EGarcia-Polo IMayayo-Vicente SRuiz-Diaz LSanchez-Alcalde RPerez-Cayuela PRuiz-Lopez MSalvador-Alcaide EArribas-Vela ABAlonso-Perez JMLoeches-Belinchon PLopez-Gonzalez JAbad-Perez DVeja-Piris LGonzalez-Gamarra AFernandez-Luque MJBallesteros-Arribas JMIzquierdo-Martinez MCanedo-Arguelles CANovella-Arribas BGil-Juberias GGarcia-Pascual JNGallego-Arenas ASierra-Garcia BSanchez-Gomez LMSuarez-Fernandez CRodriguez-Salvanes FCubillo-Serna AfalseA cluster-randomised clinical trial comparing two cardiovascular health education strategies in a child population: the Savinghearts project.<h4>Background</h4>This paper describes a methodology for comparing the effects of an eduentertainment strategy involving a music concert, and a participatory class experience involving the description and making of a healthy breakfast, as educational vehicles for delivering obesity-preventing/cardiovascular health messages to children aged 7-8 years.<h4>Methods/design</h4>This study will involve a cluster-randomised trial with blinded assessment. The study subjects will be children aged 7-8 years of both sexes attending public primary schools in the Madrid Region. The participating schools (n=30) will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1) Group MC, in which the children will attend a music concert that delivers obesity-preventing/cardiovascular health messages, or 2) Group HB, in 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012 Nov2025-04-26T03:13:15.812Z2019-03-27T01:01:53ZS-EPMC35247522317659310.1186/1471-2458-12-1024