Population Based Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Kindergartens (TigerKids)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity

• Registration Number: NCT00336128
• Lead Sponsor: Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Brief Summary

Behavioral intervention at Kindergarten setting aiming at increased fruit and vegetable consumption, decreased intake of high energy foods, snacks, sweets, increased intake of water/low energy drinks, decreased intake of high energy drinks. Physical activity should be more than 1 hour/day and TV/media consumption less than 1 hour/day.

Main questions are:

Do children differ in intervention and control kindergartens according to their nutrition behaviour? Do children in the intervention kindergartens have a higher physical training than such in the control kindergartens? Data were collected with a standardised questionnaire.

Do children differ in intervention and control kindergartens according to their body mass index?

Detailed Description

The program is based on actual cognitions and methods of the early education science. In the initial phase study part I (2003-2006) we will study over three years in 75 kindergartens of four administrative districts in Bavaria, Germany: Bamberg, Günzburg, Ingolstadt and Schwandorf.

The objective of the study part II is to evaluate the effects of the TigerKids intervention program on overweight prevalence in childhood. Data concerning BMI, nutrition behavior and physical activity are assessed both at baseline (September/October 2007) and after 10 months intervention in \> 450 control- and intervention-kindergartens in Bavaria.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-10
• Primary Completion: 2006-05
• Study First Submitted: 2006-06-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-06-12
• Study First Posted: 2006-06-13
• Study Completion: 2009-07
• Status Verified: 2020-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-04-05
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30000

Inclusion Criteria

• infant of intervention- or control-kindergarten

Exclusion Criteria

• absence of parenteral consent to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body mass index	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
physical activity	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
nutrition behavior	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008