Effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6 and 7 year olds: cluster randomised controlled trial (WAVES study).

P, Adab; MJ, Pallan; ER, Lancashire; K, Hemming; E, Frew; T, Barrett; R, Bhopal; JE, Cade; A, Canaway; JL, Clarke; A, Daley; JJ, Deeks; JL, Duda; U, Ekelund; P, Gill; T, Griffin; E, McGee; K, Hurley; J, Martin; J, Parry; S, Passmore; KK, Cheng

doi:10.1136/bmj.k211

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Effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6 and 7 year olds: cluster randomised controlled trial (WAVES study).

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Adab P

Pallan MJ

Lancashire ER

Abstract

Objective To assess the effectiveness of a school and family based healthy lifestyle programme (WAVES intervention) compared with usual practice, in preventing childhood obesity.Design Cluster randomised controlled trial.Setting UK primary schools from the West Midlands.Participants 200 schools were...

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