A Randomised Controlled Trial for Overweight and Obese Parents to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- Enrollment
- 195
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Body Mass Index score(BMI sds) at the age 6 years to monitor the effectiveness of the intervention
Study Overview
Brief Summary
To study whether a targeted intervention can prevent the development of overweight and obesity among pre-school children in families with either one obese or two overweight parents.
Detailed Description
Early STOPP project wants to promote good health in children from early age by supporting good habits for the whole family. Our aim is to see if we can prevent overweight and obesity in children in families where parents are overweight or obese. Normal weight parents will also be needed in this study.
Background Life is in constant change and affects our habits. In many ways this is positive but it also contributes to less favorable health factors. For example, take the car instead of cycling, take the lift instead of the stairs. This makes us less active in everyday life. Individuals also eat more unhealthy foods in larger portions. In combination with genetics, social in heritage and surrounding factors this contributes to increase overweight and obesity among children not only in adults but also in children.
Good treatment methods for childhood obesity are lacking, making prevention very important. The earlier good habits are introduced to a child the better it is.
In Early STOPP project we study food, physical activity and sleep habits in the families with a little child. The height, weight, waist circumference and blood pressure will be recorded in both child and parents. The parents will answer questionnaires about food, physical activity and sleeping habits for both the child and themselves. During the study, the child's physical activity will be measured.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 1 Year to 1 Year (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •one obese or two overweight parents, 1 year old child
Exclusion Criteria
- •weight effecting diseases
Arms & Interventions
Low intensity arm
Written information about a healthy lifestyle
Intervention: Dietary, physical activity and sleeping (Behavioral)
High intensity arm
Lifestyle support (PA, sleep, food intake) using MI
Intervention: Dietary, physical activity and sleeping (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Body Mass Index score(BMI sds) at the age 6 years to monitor the effectiveness of the intervention
Time Frame: 5 years
Weight gain, reflected in BMI sds will reflect if the intervention has been successful
Secondary Outcomes
- sleeping behavior(5 years)
- socioeconomic factors(5 years)
- biomarkers(5 years)
- dietary intake(5 years)
- physical activity and sedentary behaviour(5 years)
Investigators
Claude Marcus
Professor
Karolinska Institutet