Blood pressure and arterial stiffness Circulatory System Blood pressure and arterial stiffness
Conditions
Interventions
After recruitment and selection of child care centers, meetings are held to clarify the purpose and randomization process of the trial to the centers’ administrators and teachers. Based on the number
Sponsors
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 3-to-6-year old children visiting a preschool in the city of Hamburg on regular basis 2. No other physical activity program exist in participating preschools
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Health conditions that do not allow unrestricted physical activity engagement or evaluation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peripheral systolic and diastolic blood pressure is measured using the oscillometric device at baseline and 6 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Central systolic and diastolic blood pressure is measured using the oscillometric Mobil-O-Graph device at baseline and 6 months… 2. Pulse wave velocity is measured using the oscillometric Mobil-O-Graph device at baseline and 6 months 3. Anthropometric measures (height, weight, waist circumference) is measured using measurements at baseline standard anthropometric methods with the use of portable scales and stadiometers (Seca799, Medical Line Hamburg, Germany) at baseline and 6 months 4. Physical Activity is measured as the weekly activity during leisure time and in organized sports, moderate-to-vigoruous physical activity using a questionnaire to the parents at baseline and 6 months 5. Motor skill performance is measured using the motor skill test at baseline and 6 months 6. Education, family diseases, physical activity, lifestyle are measured using a questionnaire to parents/legal guardians at baseline and 6 months (except for parental educational level, this was only measured at baseline) | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed