Evaluating a 10-Week Family-Focused E-Health Healthy Lifestyle Program for School-Aged Children with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study Protocol
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Setting
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Study Population
2.3.1. Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
2.3.2. Sample Size Estimation
2.3.3. Recruitment
2.4. Intervention
2.5. Data Management
2.6. Outcome Measures
2.7. Data Analysis
3. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Outcome Measure | Collection Method/Tool | Details |
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BMI z-score/change in BMI z-score | Calculated from height and weight | Participants will be asked to report the participating child’s standing height and weight, measured at home or by a health professional. Participants will be provided with a measurement kit, including a height ruler and measuring triangle and instructions on how to measure height and weight accurately (posted to participants from BHC following their initial calls) [52]. |
Waist circumference | Tape measure | Participants will be asked to report the participating child’s waist circumference, measured at home or by a health professional. Participants will be provided with a measurement kit, including a tape measure, and instructions on how to measure waist circumference accurately (posted to participants from BHC following their initial calls). |
Dietary intake (diet quality score) | AES [48] | Participants will be asked to complete the AES, based on the participating child’s dietary intake. The AES is a validated food frequency questionnaire used to assess usual dietary intake of individuals aged 2 years and above [48]. |
Physical activity (physical activity score) | YAP [49] | Participants will be asked to complete the YAP, based on the participating child’s engagement in physical activity. The YAP is an online tool used to assess an individual’s physical activity, namely collecting information on the individual’s physical activity behavior/patterns to generate a physical activity score. The tool was developed in the United States and, for the purpose of this study, has been customized to reflect common word choices and expressions used in Australia [49]. |
Quality of life (quality of life score) | PedsQL [53] | Participants will be asked to complete the PedsQL (both the parent and child versions), based on the participating child’s quality of life. The PedsQL is a brief and validated questionnaire that assesses health-related quality of life in children and adolescents [53]. |
Experiences | Semi-structured interview via Zoom platform [50] | Families (the participating child and at least one parent/caregiver) will be invited to participate in a semi-structured interview at 3-months post-program completion. Families who consent to the interview will be invited to a videoconferencing meeting via the Zoom platform with a study investigator and asked to share their experiences of the BHPO, including their reflections on completing and any changes related to the program (during and after program completion). The interview will also be recorded and auto-transcribed using the Zoom platform [50]. |
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Zhu, D.; Dordevic, A.L.; Gibson, S.; Davidson, Z.E. Evaluating a 10-Week Family-Focused E-Health Healthy Lifestyle Program for School-Aged Children with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study Protocol. Nutrients 2023, 15, 2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15132909
Zhu D, Dordevic AL, Gibson S, Davidson ZE. Evaluating a 10-Week Family-Focused E-Health Healthy Lifestyle Program for School-Aged Children with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study Protocol. Nutrients. 2023; 15(13):2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15132909
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Diana, Aimee L. Dordevic, Simone Gibson, and Zoe E. Davidson. 2023. "Evaluating a 10-Week Family-Focused E-Health Healthy Lifestyle Program for School-Aged Children with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study Protocol" Nutrients 15, no. 13: 2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15132909
APA StyleZhu, D., Dordevic, A. L., Gibson, S., & Davidson, Z. E. (2023). Evaluating a 10-Week Family-Focused E-Health Healthy Lifestyle Program for School-Aged Children with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study Protocol. Nutrients, 15(13), 2909. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15132909