Intervention on whole grain with healthy balanced diet to manage childhood obesity (GReat-Child™trial): study protocol for a quasi-experimental trial
Koo HC, Koo HC, Poh BK, Ruzita AT
SpringerPlus · 9 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food diaries or recalls
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- University or hospital
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (MY)
- Grants
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (NN068-2013)
Based on 2 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2016-06-22 · Springerplus · vol. 5 · issue 1 · p. 840
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Cited
- 14 citations · more than 80% of similar papers · 1.4× the field average
- References
- 50 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Food composition and properties · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Keywords
- Childhood obesity, Protocol (science), Intervention (counseling), Medicine, Child obesity, Obesity, Randomized controlled trial, Alternative medicine, Physical therapy, Pathology, Nursing, Overweight
3 authors
From MY
- Hui Chin KooManagement and Science University; National University of Malaysia
- Bee Koon PohNational University of Malaysia
- Abd Talib Ruzita · correspondingNational University of Malaysia
Abstract
Background
The rapid increase in childhood obesity is a serious public health problem, and has led to the development of many interventions. However, no intervention has emphasized whole grains as a strategy to manage childhood obesity. Therefore, this article describes the protocol of a 12-week multi-component, family-based intervention on whole grain, using a healthy balanced diet for managing childhood obesity.
Methods
The GReat-Child trial utilize a quasi-experimental method in which two schools in Kuala Lumpur are assigned to intervention and control groups. The eligibility criteria are overweight/obese children, aged 9 through 11 years, who has no serious co-morbidities. The children who report consuming whole-grain foods in their 3-day diet-recall during the screening will be excluded. The study sample is characterized by anthropometric measurements (weight, height, percentage of body fat and waist circumference), whole grain and nutrient intakes (3-day 24-h diet recalls), and their knowledge, attitudes and practices towards whole grain. The 12-week intervention is comprised of three components addressing behaviour, personal and environmental factors, based on social cognitive theory: (1) individual diet counselling for the parents; (2) six 30-min nutrition education classes and (3) school delivery of whole-grain foods; The control school does not receive any interventions, however, for ethical purposes, a health talk is conducted after the entire GReat-Child Trial is completed.
Conclusion
The GReat-Child trial represents a novel approach to examining the effectiveness of the intervention of whole grain in a healthy balanced diet on managing childhood obesity. We anticipate that this trial will reveal not only whether whole grain intervention will be effective in managing childhood obesity, but also provide greater insights into the acceptance of whole grain among Malaysian children.
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