BMI Development and Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Children

August 6, 2024 updated by: University of Aarhus

BMI Development and Risk of Overweight and Obesity When Attending a Community-based Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention Intervention in Kindergartens

The goal of this observational study is to investigate differences in attained BMI and the proportion of overweight/obesity at school entrance in children who attended kindergartens actively delivering a community-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention compared to children who attended usual care kindergartens. Further questions it aims to answer are:

  • Explore the prevalence of attainted overweight/obesity in children at six years of age, who attended kindergartens delivering intervention compared with usual care kindergartens.
  • Explore the development of obesity, overweight and normal weight in children from three-, four- to six years of age, who attended kindergartens delivering intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

3000

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The present study is based on data from a total of approximately 3000 children (six-year-olds) at school entrance in the period 2021-2022, of whom approximately 2000 children attended the community-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention in kindergartens (intervention group), from Viborg Municipality, and approximately 1000 children attended usual care kindergarten (no-intervention group), from Skive Municipality, both municipalities located in The Central Denmark Region. Further, a subset of approximately 700 children from the intervention group have been measured with height and weight in kindergartens (three- to four-year-olds).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All children with eligible information on one measure of BMI after school entrance

Exclusion Criteria:

  • <7 years of age

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention Group
Children who attended kindergartens actively delivering a community-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention
Behavioral: community-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention
The intervention involving measurements of children aged three- to four-years old in kindergartens, parents of the children had the opportunity of individual contact with a community health nurse, and education to kindergartens manager and employees e.g. pedagogues and kitchen staff. as well to parents of children in kindergartens.
No-intervention Group
Children who attended usual care kindergartens

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
BMI after school entrance at 6 years of age
Time Frame: 2018-2023
Differences in attained BMI after school entrance will be defined as weight and height combined to report BMI in kg/m^2 for sex and age.
2018-2023
Proportion of children with overweight/obesity at 6 years of age
Time Frame: 2018-2023
The proportion of overweight/obesity after school entrance will be defined as weight and height combined to report BMI in kg/m^2 for sex and age. The proportion of overweight/obesity will be defined as BMIz≥1
2018-2023

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Aarhus

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 3, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

October 24, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 7, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2024

Last Verified

August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Healthy weight in kindergarten

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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