Constant, Aymery http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9282-3036
Boulic, Gaëlle
Lommez, Agnes
Chaillou, Raphaëlle
Guy-Grand, Bernard
Raffin, Sandrine
Funding for this research was provided by:
Federons les villes pour la santé
Article History
Received: 15 January 2020
Accepted: 10 June 2020
First Online: 15 June 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was approved by the CNIL (<i>Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés</i>), a governmental body in charge of checking compliance with ethical and individual data protection regulations in France. The CNIL fulfills the role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) in France for non-invasive research. Children’s weight status and other variables were available from school medical service records and analysed after anonymization without Institutional Review Board oversight, as legally permitted in France (Article L. 541–1 du code de l’éducation) and in the United States (ExternalRef removed). The study’s protocol was approved by local authorities in charge of children’s education and care (municipal authorities, school directors, and school health services). Verbal consent was obtained from the parents prior to commencing the program. They received written information on the study objectives, about their right to accept or refuse research participation, and how to withdraw the child from the study once it started if they wished to do so. Since working with IRB was not required for routine school nurses practices in France, this procedure lacks an IRB examination. School nurses asked for the child’s permission before assessing weight status.
: Not applicable.
: Agnes Lommez (AL), Gaëlle Boulic (GB), and Raphaëlle Chaillou (RC) work at the VIF association. Sandrine Raffin (SR) is working for the VIF coordinating team.