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Helping pre-school children to avoid obesity

An educational intervention to avoid overweight in the pre-school years

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN22620137
Enrollment
200
Registered
2016-12-21
Start date
2011-03-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-12-10

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

Conditions

Childhood obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Childhood obesity

Interventions

Early Years Centres will be selected and matched in terms of their locality and the social and economic status of the children attending the centres. The matched centres will be randomly allocated to

Sponsors

University of Central Lancashire
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parent of a two year old child attending an Early Years Centre in Lancashire, England.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous access to the Educational Resource

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Child BMI z-score is measured using height and weight measurements taken at baseline, 6 months, 1 and 2 years.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Child eating behaviour is assessed using the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire at baseline and 2 years 2. Parent style of feeding their child is assessed using the Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire at baseline and 2 years 3. Mental wellbeing is assessed using the Warwick and Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at baseline and 2 years

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026