Impact of a Playful Family Education Strategy With ICT on Childhood Obesity Prevention

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Conventional treatment: Conventional medical treatment by their physicians, following the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Diagnosis of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (SS-025-08) and the Guideline for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (IMSS 46-08), over six months, with a follow-up of 18 months post-intervention.

Playful Family Education Strategy: Workshop based on national and international guidelines for managing overweight and obesity in school-aged children, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Monthly sessions over six months for parents and children, followed by an 18-month post-intervention follow-up. For parents: * First session focuses on raising awareness about childhood obesity through counseling and nutritional advice, promoting water consumption over sugary drinks. * Subsequent sessions use 'case study' technique to discuss common food and nutrition challenges. For children: * Sessions follow the 'Nutritional Guidance Intervention Guide' by the National System for Integral Family Development (DIF). * First session encourages healthy eating habits through activities and educational games. * Later sessions emphasize healthy eating patterns and physical activity.

Reinforced Playful Family Education Strategy: The previosuly created and INDAUTOR registered workshop, will be reinforced through two-week technological algorithms, such as videogames, educational videos, and digital challenges, for the children, that they must complete through their smartphone of tablet. Followed by an 18-month post-intervention follow-up.

Study summary

The goal of this non-randomized clinical controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of a playful family education strategy reinforced by the use of communication technologies in childhood obesity. The main questions to answer are:

* Does a technogical reinforced ludical family strategy might reduce overweight and childhood obesity prevalence and incidence reduction?
* Can digital reinforcement might decrease body weight, BMI, body fat mass and waist circumference in overweight or obese children?
* Does dietary habits might be improved by a technologically reinforced playful family workshop?

Researchers will compare an obesity childhood digital reinforced group to an overweight control overweight group, an overweight workshop group and a childhood obesity control group to see if technological reinforcement works to reduce and prevent childhood obesity.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Reduction of childhood obesity incidence and prevalence — Baseline, 3-month and 6-month evaluation from the start of intervention, and subsequently, at 6, 12 and 18 months post-intervention.
  The prevalence of obesity will be assesed by measuring the proportion of children transitioning from obesity to overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria for childhood obesity. And the incidence will be determined by the proportion of overweight children who maintain their overweight status over time.

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