Early Obesity Intervention Program Within GECKO Drenthe; a Randomized Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- OverweightPhysical Activity
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Physical activity stimulating program
- Registration Number
- NCT01127412
- Lead Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether stimulating physical activity during the first year of life influences growth and body composition, and stimulates motor activity and motor development
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 228
Inclusion Criteria
- date of birth (December 2006-February 2008)
- area of living (around Meppel and Hoogeveen in the province of Drenthe, one of the Northern provinces of the Netherlands)
Exclusion Criteria
- Children under care of child physiotherapists will be excluded from the program
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Physical activity stimulating program Physical activity stimulating program Advices to stimulate motor activity and motor development at the age of two weeks, two months, four months, eight months and eleven months
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Growth Regularly during the first year of life, at 2.5 years of age Weight, length
Body composition Regularly during the first year of life, at 2.5 years of age Waist circumference, Hip circumference, Skin fold thickness, Bioelectrical impedance analyses (BIA)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Motor activity At the age of 5 months, 8 months and 2.5 years of age Accelerometer
Motor development At the age of 5 months, 8 months and 2.5 years of age Albertha Infant Motor Scale, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development