Effect of Smart Phone Health Education on Overweight and Obese Schoolchildren's Dietary Habits and Body Composition

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of mobile health nutrition education intervention in the changing of dietary habits and body composition of overweight and obese 8-12 years old children in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and to compare its effectiveness to paper educational intervention among the same age group. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Are there any significant changes in dietary habits, physical activity and body composition among overweight and obese school-age children after three months of mobile health intervention? 2. Is there any significant difference between the effect of smart phone delivered and paper delivered interventions (changes in dietary habits, physical activity and body composition) among overweight and obese school-age children after three months of interventions? 3. Are there any significant changes in the obesity inflammatory panel among overweight and obese school-age children after three months of mobile health intervention? 4. Is there any significant difference in the sustainability of the outcomes between mobile health and paper delivered interventions among overweight and obese school-age children two months after the end of the intervention? 5. Are there any significant changes in nutrition related knowledge among parents of overweight and obese school-age children after three months of intervention? Participants (children with their parents) will be randomly divided into intervention group and control group. Parents of children from the intervention group will receive two text messages/graphics per week about healthy eating and physical activity (PA) on their mobile phones during the intervention period (3 months). While parents in the control group will receive a one-time printed handout containing the same messages at the beginning of the intervention period. Assessment of children's anthropometry, dietary intake and physical activity will be evaluated pre and post intervention and one more time after a two months period of maintenance after the end of the intervention. Parents' nutrition knowledge will be evaluated pre and post intervention only. Also, children salivary obesity markers will be measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention period to explore the effects of the intervention on inflammatory markers associated with obesity.

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• Study type: Interventional
• Participants enrolled: 146
• From Dec 2023 to the primary completion date, Mar 2024
• 1 site in 1 country
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Age in the registry: 8 years to 12 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

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