Effectiveness of a Gamification Strategy to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Schools: A Cluster Controlled Trial.

Sebastián PeñaMacarena CarranzaCristóbal Cuadrado Diana C Parra Pablo Villalobos DintransCecilia CastilloAndrea Cortinez-O'RyanPaula EspinozaValeska MüllerCristián RiveraRomina GenovesiJuan RiescoJukka KonttoRicardo CerdaPedro Zitko

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

The multicomponent intervention was effective in preventing obesity but not in reducing WC. Gamification is a potentially powerful tool to increase the effectiveness of school-based interventions to prevent obesity.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
systematic review
type diabetes
weight gain
study protocol
physical activity
open label
adipose tissue
body mass index
skeletal muscle
clinical trial
double blind