Randomised controlled trial of a nursery and home based intervention for obesity prevention and cardiovascular risk factor reduction

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN36363490

Enrollment

545

Registered

2001-10-30

Start date

2002-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-07

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Conditions

Overweight, obesity, hypertension Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

1. Intervention: nursery and home based physical activity programme 2. Control: standard nursery curriculum

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy 3 - 4 year-old children in their pre-school year in nursery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
BMI SD-score.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Habitual physical activity and sedentary behaviour (both measured objectively, by accelerometry) 2. Motor skills (measured using the Movement Assessment Battery) 3. Blood pressure 4. Waist circumference and waist: arm circumference ratio (both indices of fat distribution) 5. Process evaluation	—

Countries

Scotland, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 8, 2026