Play as a Method to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in Children. (Kids-Play)

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Apnea in Obese Children; Studying Maternal and Family Factors That Cause Obesity in Children; Childhood Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: The intervention consisted of physical activity based on play

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02779647

01052013UGR

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction Overweight and obesity are characterised by excess fat, which results in weight gain and is identified by the Body Mass Index (BMI). Studies show that overweight and obesity are the result of a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors, which begins prenatally. Various studies have shown that physical exercise is an important component of weight loss programmes and that it also benefits the metabolic profile. Other authors have reported that greater weight loss is achieved by a programme that includes both diet and exercise, rather than either of these alone.

Aim The aim of this study is to analyse an intervention based on play as a means of improving the body composition of children with overweight or obesity.

Design / Method The design of the Kids-Play study is based on cases and controls. The study was conducted in Granada (Spain) The analysis sample of 98 children was divided into two groups: cases, consisting of 49 children, who participated in an intervention programme based on physical activity, play and nutritional advice (to both the child and the parents); and controls, another 49 children, who received only nutritional advice.

Enrollment: 98 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Obese children that want participate in a voluntary way in the research and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Refused to participate
• Hormonal problems
• Age < 8 or >12 years
• Orthopaedic, respiratory
• Other problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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98 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

Consisting of 49 children who were recommended a programme of physical activity, play and nutritional advice, for both the children and their parents

Treatment:

Behavioral: The intervention consisted of physical activity based on play

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

49 children, who received only nutritional advice