A pragmatic randomised trial of an intervention to increase childcare service implementation of healthy eating and physical activity promoting policies and practices

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Childhood overweight and obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000972628
• Lead Sponsor: Hunter New England Population Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 165

Inclusion Criteria

Centre based child care services: eligible services within the Hunter, Taree and New England geographical areas of NSW Australia will be invited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria include:
*Services already involved in an alternative randomised controlled trial currently underway in the Hunter New England Area Health Service;
*Services already implementing healthy eating and physical activity policies to a high standard (as defined by a government region wide surveillance system) (state-wide program)
*Services catering exclusively for children requiring specialist care; Mobile preschools, Department of Education and Communities preschools.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified