Community programs to help children aged 6-13 prevent obesity through food and activity
Tests community programs on healthy eating and activity in children aged 6-13 to prevent obesity.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative
Key facts
- Where
- Mississauga, CanadaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 6 and 13 years old?
Source: NCT06855563, who can take part
Where in Canada
- MississaugaMississauga, CanadaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Novo Nordisk A/S
- Trial code
- NCT06855563
- Record updated
- 16 September 2026
- Original description
This research project is part of the 'Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative' (CBH COPI). The objective of the CBH COPI initiative is to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a package of prevention interventions in five cities to promote healthy eating, physical activity, a positive health-related quality of life, and a reduction in rates living with overweight or obesity among children aged 6-13 years in six cities across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, South Africa and Spain.Read full original descriptionShow less
Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative: A Multi-country Community-based Prevention and Intervention Project Targeting Childhood Obesity Through Diet and Physical Activity Interventions in Disadvantaged Communities of Urban Areas
This research project is part of the 'Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative' (CBH COPI). The objective of the CBH COPI initiative is to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a package of prevention interventions in five cities to promote healthy eating, physical activity, a positive health-related quality of life, and a reduction in rates living with overweight or obesity among children aged 6-13 years in six cities across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, South Africa and Spain.
The primary research objective of CBH COPI is to estimate the impact of the intervention packages on the average BMI of the target population of children across the participating countries, at one-year and two-year follow-ups. The secondary research objective is to estimate the impact of the intervention packages on average health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at the same time points. Exploratory aims include estimating the impact of the packages on behaviours related to physical activity and diet.
Inclusion: Informed consent obtained by the child's parent or legal guardian before any study-related activities (where study-related activities are defined as any procedure related to recording of data according to the protocol). The specific consent form and procedures for obtaining consent will be outlined by the local project partner; Aged 6-13 years (both 6 and 13 allowed) at the time of signing consent. Deviations from or exceptions to this procedure must be agreed between the research team in the relevant country and the GIP, and are subject to the relevant local ethical amendment procedure. The exception must be due to a scientifically sound rationale and must further consider the following guiding principles: "it must be measurable, it must have marginal utility, it must be meaningful (i.e. linked to the ultimate impact and the primary and/or secondary objective)".
Exclusion: Children will be excluded from the study if their parent(s) do not provide fully informed consent for their data to be collected, if during the measurement day they do not agree to participate, or if the child's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) withdraw their consent for their child participating in the research at any point in line with processes described in local informed consent forms.
To be eligible to be involved in data collection, children must attend the 'clusters' (schools) that are part of the study. In each cluster, country evaluation teams will try to ensure that the sample of children selected for data collection is representative of the total population in that cluster (e.g. the full list of students ages 6-13 who go to that school) - in particular, with respect to age and sex; All countries will also use the inclusion and exclusion criteria below for children in the study:.