Vaasa Childhood Obesity Primary Prevention Study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity Pevention
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Vaasa Childhood Obesity Primary Prevention Study
- Registration Number
- NCT00970710
- Lead Sponsor
- Tampere University
- Brief Summary
This study aims to prevent childhood obesity with early life (pregnancy) intensified counselling. The recruited intervention group is pregnant mothers who are at risk to get gestational diabetes. Lifestyle intervention (nutritional and physical activity) begins during pregnancy in maternity clinics and continues in child wellfare clinics until the child is 5 years of age.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 185
Inclusion Criteria
- Pregnant women who are at risk to get gestational diabetes.
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Exclusion Criteria
- Foreigner with language problems
- Major psychosocial problems
- Diabetes mellitus type I or II
- Physical disability,
- Major medical problems in pregnancy
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Lifestyle counseling Vaasa Childhood Obesity Primary Prevention Study VACOPP (Vaasa Childhood Obesity Primary Prevention Study): Intensified lifestyle counseling including physical activity and nutritional information beginning during maternity health care and continuing during child health care clinic visits.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Preventing childhood obesity Offspring age until six years Difference in offspring weight gain compared to control group
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method lower HOMA-index up to six years lower cholesterol values up to six years
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Health care center in Vaasa
🇫🇮Vaasa, Finland