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Clinical Trials/NCT00959309
NCT00959309
Completed
Phase 4

Media Use in Preschooler Study (MUPS) An Office Based Intervention to Improve Media Use in Preschool Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The Hospital for Sick Children1 site in 1 country160 target enrollmentOctober 2007
ConditionsObesity

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Obesity
Sponsor
The Hospital for Sick Children
Enrollment
160
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Parent reported number of hours screen time on the previous weekday and previous weekend day
Status
Completed
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Childhood obesity is an epidemic and increasing. There are very few effective treatments for obesity in children. Recent studies have shown an association between obesity and sedentary behaviors such as television, video viewing and playing video games ('screen time') in preschool aged children. A school based intervention to reduce screen time in older children has been effective in preventing obesity.

The reduction of screen time may lead to the prevention of obesity and its complications in preschool children.

Detailed Description

There have been no trials examining an intervention to decrease screen time in preschool children in the physician office setting. This setting is appealing for interventions directed to preschool children because of accessibility. In addition, other public health interventions implemented in a physician office setting, such as home safety advice, have been effective. The proposed study design will be a randomized controlled trial. The intervention group will receive the study intervention, which is a 15 minute session about the health impact of screen time in children and strategies to decrease screen time. The objective of this study is to determine if an office based intervention is effective in decreasing screen time (television, video viewing and playing video games) in preschool children.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 2007
End Date
December 2009
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Catherine Birken

Staff Paediatrician

The Hospital for Sick Children

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • registered to attend a 3 year old well child visit

Exclusion Criteria

  • children with limitations in ambulation or cognitive delay will be excluded from the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Parent reported number of hours screen time on the previous weekday and previous weekend day

Time Frame: 6 and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

  • Number of meals in front of the TV(6 and 12 months)
  • Activity levels(6 and 12 months)
  • Anthropometric measures(12 months)

Study Sites (1)

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