Inactivity, Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Childhood obesity, Children, Inactivity, Physical activity, Motor skills, Motor fitness, Quality of life, Nutrition, Family
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of a project promoting unstructured spontaneous physical activity (PA) through an adaptation of the built environment and the provision of a supportive social environment of childcare centers on motor skills, physical activity, desire to move around, body mass index (BMI), quality of life and PA and behavior of the family.
Detailed description
The study will last one school year and includes 58 childcare centers in 3 provinces (JU, NE, VD) of the French part of Switzerland.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLifestyle intervention
Promoting unstructured spontaneous physical in childcare through an adaptation of the built environment and the provision of a supportive social environment
Sponsors
University of Lausanne
University of Basel
University of Zurich
University of Lausanne Hospitals
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Children in selected childcare centers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motor skills | 1 school year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical activity | 1 school year |
| Enjoyment of physical activity | 1 school year |
| BMI | 1 school year |
| Quality of life | 1 school year |
| Physical activity and behavior of the family | 1 school year |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed