"Healthy Eating, Active Play - Promoting a healthy lifestyle in Young CHILDren (HEALTH SURVEY)" – Study for the investigation of efficacy and cost effectiveness of the prevention program "Join the healthy boat - kindergarten"

"Healthy Eating, Active Play - Promoting a healthy lifestyle in Young CHILDren (HEALTH SURVEY)" – Study for the investigation of efficacy and cost effectiveness of the prevention program "Join the healthy boat - kindergarten" - HEALTH SURVEY

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010089

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2016-02-24

Start date

2016-09-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

E66.9

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: One year intervention program focusing on health promotion Program in the setting kindergarten which aims at the development of a healthy lifestyle of kindergartners, off

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Intervention group: Child care worker has attend the program "Join the healthy boat - kindergarten" in the kindergarten year 2015/2016 or has to be enrolled for the participation in the program in the kindergarten year 2016/2017. -Control group: Child care worker has to be enrolled for the participation in the program in the kindergarten 2016/2017. - Informed consent of the kindergarten heads and child care workers who take part has to be submitted. - Informed consent of the parents of the children who take part has to be submitted. Separate consent for each: measurement of physical activity, saliva, cheek swab

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - On part of the kindergartens no possibilities to collect the necessary data are given

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcomes are the changes (difference of follow-up measurements and baseline measurements) in -nutrition (e.g. consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit, vegetables, high-calorie food) -child’s time spent with screen media -child’s physical activity/energy expenditure -Health knowledge and attitude in parents and child care workers The questionnaires are self-constructed. Baseline measurements: September/October 2016 Follow-Up measurements: September/October 2017	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary outcomes are the changes (difference of follow-up measurements and baseline measurements) in -nutrition (e.g. consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit, vegetables, high-calorie food) -child’s time spent with screen media -child’s physical activity/energy expenditure -Health knowledge and attitude in parents and child care workers The questionnaires are self-constructed. Baseline measurements: September/October 2016 Follow-Up measurements: September/October 2017

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes are the changes (difference of follow-up measurements and baseline measurements) in - anthropometric parameters (waist circumference, Waist-to-Height ratio, BMI, subcutaneous fat) - child’s quality of life (EQ5D-Y Proxy Version, KINDL parent’s version) - child: days sick leave, doctor’s consultation, hospitalization; parents: absence from work because of children’s sick - child’s motor skills in sports - environment of the kindergarten - laboratory parameters (saliva, cheek swab): metabolic and inflammatory parameters, e.g. IL-6, TNF_, leptin, epigenetic investigation The questionnaires are self-constructed. Child’s quality of life: EQ5D-Y Proxy Version and KINDL parent’s version Baseline measurements: September/October 2016 Follow-Up measurements: September/October 2017	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcomes are the changes (difference of follow-up measurements and baseline measurements) in - anthropometric parameters (waist circumference, Waist-to-Height ratio, BMI, subcutaneous fat) - child’s quality of life (EQ5D-Y Proxy Version, KINDL parent’s version) - child: days sick leave, doctor’s consultation, hospitalization; parents: absence from work because of children’s sick - child’s motor skills in sports - environment of the kindergarten - laboratory parameters (saliva, cheek swab): metabolic and inflammatory parameters, e.g. IL-6, TNF_, leptin, epigenetic investigation The questionnaires are self-constructed. Child’s quality of life: EQ5D-Y Proxy Version and KINDL parent’s version Baseline measurements: September/October 2016 Follow-Up measurements: September/October 2017

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIleana Briegel

Universitätsklinikum Ulm Sektion Sport- und Rehabilitationsmedizin Projektgruppe 'Komm mit in das gesunde Boot'

gesundes-boot@uni-ulm.de0731/50045380

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026