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Open Access 01-12-2010 | Study protocol

The nutrition-based comprehensive intervention study on childhood obesity in China (NISCOC): a randomised cluster controlled trial

Authors: Yanping Li, Xiaoqi Hu, Qian Zhang, Ailing Liu, Hongyun Fang, Linan Hao, Yifan Duan, Haiquan Xu, Xianwen Shang, Jun Ma, Guifa Xu, Lin Du, Ying Li, Hongwei Guo, Tingyu Li, Guansheng Ma

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Background

Childhood obesity and its related metabolic and psychological abnormalities are becoming serious health problems in China. Effective, feasible and practical interventions should be developed in order to prevent the childhood obesity and its related early onset of clinical cardiovascular diseases. The objective of this paper is to describe the design of a multi-centred random controlled school-based clinical intervention for childhood obesity in China. The secondary objective is to compare the cost-effectiveness of the comprehensive intervention strategy with two other interventions, one only focuses on nutrition education, the other only focuses on physical activity.

Methods/Design

The study is designed as a multi-centred randomised controlled trial, which included 6 centres located in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shandong province, Heilongjiang province and Guangdong province. Both nutrition education (special developed carton style nutrition education handbook) and physical activity intervention (Happy 10 program) will be applied in all intervention schools of 5 cities except Beijing. In Beijing, nutrition education intervention will be applied in 3 schools and physical activity intervention among another 3 schools. A total of 9750 primary students (grade 1 to grade 5, aged 7-13 years) will participate in baseline and intervention measurements, including weight, height, waist circumference, body composition (bioelectrical impendence device), physical fitness, 3 days dietary record, physical activity questionnaire, blood pressure, plasma glucose and plasma lipid profiles. Data concerning investments will be collected in our study, including costs in staff training, intervention materials, teachers and school input and supervising related expenditure.

Discussion

Present study is the first and biggest multi-center comprehensive childhood obesity intervention study in China. Should the study produce comprehensive results, the intervention strategies would justify a national school-based program to prevent childhood obesity in China.

Trial Registration

Chinese clinical trial registry (Primary registry in the WHO registry network) Identifier: ChiCTR-TRC-00000402
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Metadata
Title
The nutrition-based comprehensive intervention study on childhood obesity in China (NISCOC): a randomised cluster controlled trial
Authors
Yanping Li
Xiaoqi Hu
Qian Zhang
Ailing Liu
Hongyun Fang
Linan Hao
Yifan Duan
Haiquan Xu
Xianwen Shang
Jun Ma
Guifa Xu
Lin Du
Ying Li
Hongwei Guo
Tingyu Li
Guansheng Ma
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-229

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