School health program aims to stop childhood obesity in its tracks

NCT ID NCT06946173

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

This completed study tested a health program to prevent obesity in 500 healthy children aged 6 to 12 living in Gharbia, Egypt. The program included dietary and lifestyle guidance, and researchers tracked changes in weight, height, BMI, and blood tests. The goal was to see if a school-based intervention could help keep kids at a healthy weight.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Nadia Mahmoud Arfa

    Tanta, Egypt

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

health program (dietary and lifestyle intervention)

What this could lead to

If successful, this program could offer a simple, school-based approach to help prevent childhood obesity in similar communities.

What could go wrong

This is a completed study with no phase designation, so results may not be widely applicable. The intervention is a general health program, not a drug, so effects may be modest and hard to sustain.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Obesity obesity disorder prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.