Randomised controlled trial of a brief GP intervention to reduce overweight in Victorian primary school children (LEAP)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight and mild obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Obesity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN45068927
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch Children's Research Institute (Australia)

Brief Summary

1. 2005 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16150065 (added 09/05/2019) 2. 2007 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17160087 (added 09/05/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2004-04-26
• Study Completion: 2005-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 2112

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy children aged 5.0-9.11 years who are overweight or mildly obese (International Obesity Task Force [IOTF] cutpoints; children with UK Body Mass Index [BMI] z-score =3.0 excluded).
Sample drawn from BMI survey of all chidren aged 5.0-9.11 years attending their family doctor in 29 participating practices May-Dec 2002.

Exclusion Criteria

children with UK Body Mass Index [BMI] z-score =3.0 excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified