Clinical trial

Impact of a Playful Family Education Strategy With ICT on Childhood Obesity Prevention

Opening soon · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06486493

Opening soonNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The goal of this non-randomized clinical controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of a playful family education strategy reinforced by the use of communication technologies in childhood obesity. The main questions to answer are: * Does a technogical reinforced ludical family strategy might reduce overweight and childhood obesity prevalence and incidence reduction? * Can digital reinforcement might decrease body weight, BMI, body fat mass and waist circumference in overweight or obese children? * Does dietary habits might be improved by a technologically reinforced playful family workshop? Researchers will compare an obesity childhood digital reinforced group to an overweight control overweight group, an overweight workshop group and a childhood obesity control group to see if technological reinforcement works to reduce and prevent childhood obesity.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age9 Years to 12 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionPediatric Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Childhood Overweight

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * School-age children aged 9 to 12 years from the Family Medicine Unit Number 23 (IMSS, Mexico City) and the Family Medicine Units Number 1 and 3 (IMSS, Morelos). * Children accompanied by their parents who consent to participate in the study. * Children with a BMI equal to or greater than the 85th percentile (indicating overweight or obesity) according to CDC classification. * Children who have agreed to participate through informed consent and assent forms. * Families with access to Wi-Fi connection or mobile internet. * Children with digital device (Smartphone or Tablet) access, supervised by their parents. Exclusion Criteria: * Children undergoing in any type of weight reduction program, whether pharmacological or non-pharmacological treatment . * Children with a prior diagnosis of endocrinological or congenital diseases, associated with obesity, such as hypothyroidism, Prader-Willi syndrome, growth hormone deficiency, Cushing's syndrome, trisomy 21, among others. * Children with abnormal thyroid function test results. * Children with physical limitations, such as congenital malformations, that may prevent them from engaging in moderate to intense physical activity included in the intervention. * Participants enrolled in another research protocol of any kind.

Treatments and study arms

Conventional treatment

Other

Conventional medical treatment by their physicians, following the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Diagnosis of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (SS-025-08) and the Guideline for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (IMSS 46-08), over six months, with a follow-up of 18 months post-intervention.

Playful Family Education Strategy

Other

Workshop based on national and international guidelines for managing overweight and obesity in school-aged children, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Monthly sessions over six months for parents and children, followed by an 18-month post-intervention follow-up. For parents: * First session focuses on raising awareness about childhood obesity through counseling and nutritional advice, promoting water consumption over sugary drinks. * Subsequent sessions use 'case study' technique to discuss common food and nutrition challenges. For children: * Sessions follow the 'Nutritional Guidance Intervention Guide' by the National System for Integral Family Development (DIF). * First session encourages healthy eating habits through activities and educational games. * Later sessions emphasize healthy eating patterns and physical activity.

Reinforced Playful Family Education Strategy

Other

The previosuly created and INDAUTOR registered workshop, will be reinforced through two-week technological algorithms, such as videogames, educational videos, and digital challenges, for the children, that they must complete through their smartphone of tablet. Followed by an 18-month post-intervention follow-up.

Primary outcomes

Reduction of childhood obesity incidence and prevalenceBaseline, 3-month and 6-month evaluation from the start of intervention, and subsequently, at 6, 12 and 18 months post-intervention.

The prevalence of obesity will be assesed by measuring the proportion of children transitioning from obesity to overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria for childhood obesity. And the incidence will be determined by the proportion of overweight children who maintain their overweight status over time.

Study locations

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Unidad de Investigación Médica en Bioquímica, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad "Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda", Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social🇲🇽 Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

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José de Jesús Peralta Romero, PhDContact

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María Fernanda Pérez Hernández, MsCContact

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Angélica Manuela García Cerón, MDSub Investigator