The Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP), a novel school-based intervention to prevent obesity in school children: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wyatt, Katrina M ^a   Lloyd, Jennifer J ^a   Abraham, Charles ^a   Creanor, Siobhan ^b   Dean, Sarah ^a   Densham, Emma ^f   Daurge, Wendy ^g   Green, Colin ^a   Hillsdon, Melvyn ^c   Pearson, Virginia ^e   Taylor, Rod S ^a   Tomlinson, Richard ^d   Logan, Stuart ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Computing and Mathematics   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^f Isca College   (United Kingdom)

^g St Leonard's Primary School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

9 to 10 year olds; Childhood obesity; Cluster trial; Engagement; Parental involvement; Randomised controlled trial; School based

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY MASS STANDARD DEVIATION SCORE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHY LIFESTYLES PROGRAMME; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FOOD HABITS; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84875687169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-95     Document Type: Article

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