Sportcheck Follow-Up

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension; Childhood Obesity; Cardiovascular Diseases

• Registration Number: NCT03085498
• Lead Sponsor: University of Basel

Brief Summary

The study resembles a four-year follow-up on the influence of physical activity and fitness, blood pressure, BMI and stress on vascular health in primary schoolchildren. It examines the predictive value of retinal vessel diameters for the development of childhood hypertension.

Detailed Description

The study aims to examine the usefulness of retinal vessel analysis in childhood cardiovascular prevention. It investigates the long-term influence of physical activity and fitness on retinal vessel diameters, blood pressure, BMI and psychosocial stress in children. The study aims to set new standards for an integrative primary prevention concept to initiate healthy ageing from childhood to adulthood.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2017-03-21
• Study Start: 2017-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-07-07
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Study Completion: 2018-10-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-10
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 280

Inclusion Criteria

• All fifth-graders of public primary schools in Basel-Stadt with an informed consent signed by their parents are included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Fifth-graders with motor-or other disabilities that do not allow participation will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Retinal vessel diameter	Through study completion, an average of 1 year	To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence retinal vessel diameters in children

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychosocial stress exposure as assessed by the conflict subscale of the Family Environment Scale	Through study completion, an average of 1 year	To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence psychosocial stress in children
Blood pressure	Through study completion, an average of 1 year	To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence blood pressure in children
Body mass index (BMI)	Through study completion, an average of 1 year	To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence BMI in children
Health behavior as assessed by the HBSC Symptom Checklist	Through study completion, an average of 1 year	To assess whether health behavior has changed during the four-year follow-up
Health-related quality of life as assessed by the KINDL-R questionnaire	Through study completion, an average of 1 year	To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence health-related quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bereich Sport- und Bewegungsmedizin, Abteilung Präventive Sportmedizin & Systemphysiologie; 🇨🇭 Basel, Basel Stadt, Switzerland