School- and Family-Based Lifestyle Programme for Primary School Children in Punjab, Pakistan: A Feasibility Study
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Central South University
- Where
- Pakistan3 sites in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 1,200 people enrolled
- Started
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ended
- 21 May 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- School- and family-based lifestyle programme
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 7 years to 11 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Children enrolled in grades 3-5 (aged 7-11 years) in a participating primary school
- Written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian
- Verbal assent from the child
Who cannot take part
- Physical disability or chronic condition limiting growth or physical activity, as reported by parents and confirmed by teachers
- Expected to change school before the 18-week follow-up
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this feasibility study was to find out whether a larger trial of a school- and family-based lifestyle programme for primary school children in Punjab, Pakistan, can be carried out successfully. The programme aims to help children aged 7 to 11 years eat more healthily, be more physically active and sleep well, in order to prevent unhealthy weight gain.
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The main questions it aimed to answer were:
* Will schools and families agree to take part, and will children stay in the study until the end? * Can measurements and questionnaires be completed fully and within a reasonable time? * Can the programme be delivered in schools as planned, and will children and parents attend the sessions?
Ten primary schools in three districts of Punjab (Lahore, Sahiwal and Bahawalnagar) took part. Children in five schools received the 17-week programme, and children in the other five schools continued their usual school routine.
Children in the programme schools:
* attended a weekly classroom session about healthy eating, physical activity and sleep * took part in extra physical activity at school * kept a weekly activity diary at home
Their parents were invited to group sessions and two individual meetings, and received printed guidance.
In all schools, children's height, weight, waist size and blood pressure were measured, and children and parents completed questionnaires at the start of the study and after 18 weeks.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Lifestyle programmeTreatment being tested
Children in grades 3-5 and their parents in five primary schools received the 17-week school- and family-based lifestyle programme.
Treatment: School- and family-based lifestyle programme
- Usual practiceNo study treatment, for comparison
Children in five primary schools continued their usual school timetable, including two 35-minute physical education periods per week, and received no study activities. Programme materials were provided to these schools after the study.
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A School- and Family-Based Lifestyle Programme for Primary School Children in Punjab, Pakistan: A Feasibility Cluster Non-Randomised Controlled Trial
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026