Prevention of Permanent Obesity in Children
In the county of Oppland, Norway, questionnaires addressing physical and mental health and socioeconomic status is issued to all (1960) families who meet for the pre-school assessment at the public health clinics in 2007. Particularly growth, physical activity and diet is addressed.
Families who have children with a BMI >18.9, which corresponds to BMI>30, and living in selected municipalities in the county are invited to participate in a 5 year intervention program in order to avoid future overweight conditions in children. Similarly overweight children from the rest of the county serve as controls.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Background: Intervention programs to limit or reduce weight in severely obese adults and adolescents are rarely successful. In the present study intervention is aimed at moderately overweight children of 6 years.
Families in 7 municipalities who have children with BMI >18.9 are invited to a group-based family oriented program involving pediatricians, physiotherapists, dieticians, psychologists and nurses with special training. The families are invited to meet in groups times the first year, two times the second and one time the third year. According to personal interest the families are also invited to meet with the nurse between each of the the above gatherings.
The children are examined by a pediatrician before entry and after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years with specific focus on height and weight. No blood studies are routinely done.
BMI development will be related to BMIs in the family, mother's weight increase in pregnancy, socioeconomic background, general health, psychological factors scored through the Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire, and compliance with the program. Furthermore, the results are compared to similarly overweight children from the counties who are not invited to participate in the intervention program. The results are obtained through the routine health follow-up programs in school.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Lillehammer, Norway, N-2629
- Sykehuset innlandet HF, Department of Pediatrics
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- BMI > 18.9
- Age 5-7 years
- Residing in Oppland county
Exclusion criteria:
- chronic disease
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Parental counseling
Life style counseling
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Group-based family oriented program involving pediatricians, physiotherapists, dieticians, psychologists and nurses with special training
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Effect of BMI from a specific family oriented program
Time Frame: 1, 3 and 5 years
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1, 3 and 5 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Trond Markestad, Md. PhD, Sykehuset Innlandet HF
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 150089
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