A randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of an intervention to increase the physical activity levels of children attending long day care.
- Conditions
- Childhood overweight and obesityPublic Health - Health promotion/education
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000087055
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Luke Wolfenden
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Long Day Care Services -For a service to be eligible it will be within the Newcastle and lake Macquarie geographic region of NSW Australia and have a minimum total number of children enrolled aged 3-6 years of at least 30.
Children For children within the service to be eligible to participate they will be aged 3-6 years, have parental consent and attend care on the designated day that data collection occurs.
Long Day Care Services: Services serving special needs populations will be excluded from participating in the trial given the specialist care required for such children and the likelihood of a differential effect in this population group. Services where the Authorised Supervisor is a member of the program advisory group will also be excluded from the trial given the potential for contamination regarding intervention components.
Children: Children at the service with special needs will be excluded from participating in the trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method