Active Programme Promoting Lifestyle Education in Schools (APPLES)
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN61188203 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN61188203 |
| Protocol serial number | PCC112 RUDOLF R&D |
| Sponsor | NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK) |
| Funder | NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (UK) |
- Submission date
- 23/01/2004
- Registration date
- 23/01/2004
- Last edited
- 01/08/2012
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Scientific
Department of Community Paediatrics
Belmont House
3/5 Belmont Grove
Leeds
LS2 9NP
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)113 292 6352 |
|---|---|
| Mary.Rudolf@leedsth.nhs.uk |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | APPLES |
| Study objectives | Obesity is a major public health problem affecting some 15% of the adult population, causing significant morbidity. As such, it forms one of the Health of the Nation targets. Control of obesity, once established is notoriously difficult to achieve, and preventative measures are therefore required. The proposed study has been designed to determine whether a Primary School based health education programme can influence life style factors (namely nutrition and exercise) and so affect the development of obesity. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Other nutritional, metabolic and endocrine disease |
| Intervention | 1. Primary School based health education programme 2. No programme |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
If successful, an improvement in quality of diet and levels of exercise will be achieved in children of all weights, along with a reduction in the number of children in the overweight category. The principal benefit to the NHS will be the development of a novel approach to the problem of obesity for an age group where it is most likely to have an effect. Other benefits include the adoption of Health Promoting School principles in additional schools in Leeds, validation of the new BMI charts in childhood, and critical trial of health education curriculum materials. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 31/05/1999 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Sex | All |
| Key inclusion criteria | Children attending primary schools in Leeds |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not match inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 06/01/1996 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/05/1999 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
LS2 9NP
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 03/11/2001 | Yes | No |
