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The IDEFICS intervention trial to prevent childhood obesity: design and study methods

I Pigeot1,2, T Baranowski3, S De Henauw4

  • 1Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany.

Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
|December 29, 2015
PubMed

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The IDEFICS intervention trial aimed to prevent childhood obesity using a community-based program. This study evaluated the intervention

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric obesity prevention
  • Public health interventions
  • Childhood lifestyle behaviors

Background:

  • The Identification and prevention of Dietary- and lifestyle-induced health EFfects In Children and infantS (IDEFICS) study focused on primary prevention of childhood obesity.
  • A community-oriented intervention program was developed, implemented, and evaluated within the IDEFICS study.
  • This supplement compiles key results from the IDEFICS intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the overall design and methods of the IDEFICS intervention.
  • To facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the intervention's key results presented in the supplement.
  • To highlight 'best practice' examples from the intervention.

Main Methods:

  • A non-randomized, quasi-experimental trial involving one intervention and one control region per country.
  • Intervention designed using the intervention mapping framework and a socio-ecological approach.
  • Targeted children aged 2 to 9.9 years, with data collected at baseline and 2-year follow-up.

Main Results:

  • The primary outcome was the prevalence of overweight/obesity based on IOTF criteria.
  • The intervention aimed to reduce overweight/obesity prevalence in intervention regions.
  • Intervention delivered over 2 years in school and community settings.

Conclusions:

  • This paper provides an introductory framework for understanding the IDEFICS intervention results.
  • It sets the stage for a comprehensive reading of the supplement's findings.
  • The described methods and results contribute to the field of childhood obesity prevention.
Abstract

Keywords:
Childhood obesityEuropeevaluationprimary prevention

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