Henry III Study

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Evaluation of a sustainable obesity prevention programme delivered at scale ‘HENRY’ (Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the Really Young): Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and its role in obesity prevention within the wider complex system.

Aim
The aim of this HENRY III Study is to find out whether children whose parents attend HENRY are less likely to become overweight or develop obesity than those that do not. We also want to find out whether HENRY gives value for money, improves the health of parents and carers that attend, benefits the staff that work in children’s centres, and has benefits to the wider community. We have already carried out some research to test whether these questions can be answered by our study (e.g., if our methods will work), and our results showed that they can.

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The HENRY III Trial has two components: (1) a phase III trial to test the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of HENRY and (2) an evaluation of the potential role of HENRY from a wider systems perspective.

The study is being undertaken by researchers from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York in collaboration with the Clinical Trial Research Unit at the University of Leeds, the University of Sheffield and the University of Bradford.

Funding

The HENRY Trial is funded by the Public Health Research (PHR) Programme.