Romp & Chomp: A community-based intervention program to promote healthy eating and physical activity in under 5s in the City of Greater Geelong
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Overweight and obesity in pre-school children.Diet and Nutrition - Obesity
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12607000374460
- Lead Sponsor
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30000
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion for anthropometry: All children attending Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Key Age and Stages visits for 2 and 3.5 years Inclusion for behaviours: Parents attending MCH 2 and 3.5 year Age and Stage visits within the data collection time period. Inclusions for Settings audits: Kindergartens, long daycare, family daycare settings in the intervention and comparison areas.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion for anthropometry: participants with missing data and outlying data indicating data entry errors. Exclusions for audits: nil
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in the prevalence of overweight and obesity calculated from measured height and weight from routinely collected anthropometry in 2 and 3.5 year olds. [Serial cross-sectional measurements (different children each year) taken throughout the year. Pre-intervention trends (2000-2005) will be compared to trends during the intervention period (2005-8) in both intervention and comparison populations.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Behavioural indicators of healthy eating and physical activity (parent questionnaire)[Measured at baseline (2005-2006) and after 3 years of intervention (2008-9)];Settings audits (questionnaire)[Measured at baseline (2005-2006) and after 3 years of intervention (2008-9)]