Trial reportBMC public health2025
The effectiveness of a 10-week family-focused e-Health healthy lifestyle program for school-aged children with overweight or obesity: a randomised control trial.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Behavioral Interventions for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children That Are Delivered or Referred to by Health Providers in Primary Care.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Beyond BMI: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of mHealth Interventions for Pediatric Obesity Management.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Health and Nutrition Interventions to Prevent Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Mexico and Latin America: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
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- Integrating digital health into pediatric obesity management: Current practices and future perspectives.Obesity pillars · 2025Review
- Review of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as an Adjunctive Intervention for Metabolic Disorders.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Bridging Distance, Delivering Care: Pediatric Tele-Nutrition in the Digital Health Era-A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Evaluating the Impact of an 8-Week Family-Focused E-Health Lifestyle Program for Adolescents: A Retrospective, Real-World Evaluation.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Family-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Managing Childhood Overweight: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundElectronic health (e-Health) interventions may increase effectiveness and address limitations of conventional in-person childhood obesity treatment programs. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a 10-week e-Health (web-based) healthy lifestyle program for school-aged children with overweight/obesity.
methodsIn this randomised control trial (RCT), families with children aged 7-13 years with overweight/obesity (body mass index, BMI ≥ 85th percentile), living in Victoria, Australia, were recruited. Families were randomised to intervention or waitlist control and received the 10-week web-based program. The primary outcome was the change in children's BMI z-score over 10 weeks. Other outcomes included change in children's waist circumference, dietary intake, physical activity, and quality of life over 10 weeks.
resultsOf 148 children (125 families) recruited, 102 children (85 families) completed the RCT. A significant decrease in children's BMI z-scores was observed in the intervention compared to the control group over 10 weeks (mean difference 0.11; 95% CI, 0.02-0.20). The web-based program was also effective in improving children's quality of life and lifestyle behaviour changes over 10 weeks. In the intervention group, there was a significant increase in children's quality of life scores (intervention versus control: median change (IQR) = 11 (3, 17) versus 1 (-3, 7); p = 0.034), overall diet quality scores (6 (2, 10) versus 2 (-3, 5); p < 0.001), and daily physical activity levels (5.2 (-2.6, 12.8) versus - 0.2 (-8.2, 4.5); p = 0.022) compared to the control group.
conclusionsA web-based healthy lifestyle program effectively improved short-term health-related outcomes in children with overweight/obesity. Further research is needed to identify determinants of program effectiveness, evaluate sustained effects, and equitably tailor childhood obesity e-Health interventions to diverse populations.
trial registrationThis study was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRN12621001762842) on November 11, 2021, https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=383053 .
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