School health program aims to stop childhood obesity in its tracks
NCT ID NCT06946173
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
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.
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.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nadia Mahmoud Arfa
Tanta, Egypt
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