随机对照剂量响应试验的协议,以对抗儿童夏季加速的BMI增长:确定最佳数量的结构化环境 (DOSE) 研究
Keagan P Kiely1, Michael W Beets1, Elizabeth L Adams1
1Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, United States.
Contemporary clinical trials
|February 12, 2025
概括
这项研究调查了通过优惠券资助的夏日营的最佳持续时间,以减少儿童肥胖. 调查结果将为有效干预的公共卫生战略提供信息.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿童肥胖研究儿童肥胖研究
- 干预科学 干预科学
背景情况:
- 5至12岁的儿童在夏季体质指数 (BMI) 增加的速度加快.
- 夏日营地提供结构化的环境,可以减轻这种收益.
- 经济障碍限制了低收入家庭进入日间营地,需要优惠券计划.
研究的目的:
- 通过优惠券计划,确定夏日夏令营的最佳持续时间,以有效地减少儿童BMI增加.
- 评估不同营地持续时间对肥胖行为的影响.
- 评估各种干预时间的成本效益.
主要方法:
- 一个多臂随机对照试验,涉及360名5-12岁儿童.
- 参与者被分配到像往常一样的夏季,或者获得4周,6周或8周日营计划的优惠券.
- 基线,3个月和12个月的客观BMI测量;评估肥胖性行为和实施因素.
主要成果:
- 客观的BMI测量将在多个时间点进行.
- 将评估肥胖性行为,包括体力活动,饮食,屏幕时间和睡眠.
- 对于每个营地持续时间,将分析实施因素和成本效益.
结论:
- 该研究将确定针对儿童肥胖症的结构化夏季计划的最低有效持续时间.
- 结果将指导公共卫生倡议和资源分配,为有效的肥胖预防计划提供指导.
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