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. 2023 Jun 12;2023(6):CD013862. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013862.pub2

NCT03668678.

Study name iGrow Readers nutrition and physical activity curriculum efficacy
Methods Study design: cluster‐RCT
Participants Service type: centre‐based
Country (region): USA
Number of services participating: unclear (568 children)
Interventions Number of conditions:
1 intervention, 1 control
Intervention strategies:
Health curriculum
Children
Curriculum: as part of the iGrow Readers curriculum, the primary teacher first reads a book as a group with a specific health behaviour theme. Then, children participate in nutrition and physical activities that relate and reinforce the lessons learned in the book.
Ethos and environment
Families
Resources: informational newsletters highlighting healthy behaviours from the stories' themes are provided to parents.
Outcomes Outcomes relating to child dietary intake:
Diet
Outcomes relating to child anthropometric measures:
Height, weight, body composition, BMI
Starting date 14 August 2014
Contact information Associate Professer Jessica R Meendering, jessica.meendering@sdstate.edu
Notes ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03668678