Overweight, Physical Activity
Conditions
Keywords
overweight, physical activity, infancy, body composition, motor development, motor activity
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether stimulating physical activity during the first year of life influences growth and body composition, and stimulates motor activity and motor development
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysical activity stimulating program
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 2 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* date of birth (December 2006-February 2008) * area of living (around Meppel and Hoogeveen in the province of Drenthe, one of the Northern provinces of the Netherlands)
Exclusion criteria
* Children under care of child physiotherapists will be excluded from the program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | Regularly during the first year of life, at 2.5 years of age | Weight, length |
| Body composition | Regularly during the first year of life, at 2.5 years of age | Waist circumference, Hip circumference, Skin fold thickness, Bioelectrical impedance analyses (BIA) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Motor activity | At the age of 5 months, 8 months and 2.5 years of age | Accelerometer |
| Motor development | At the age of 5 months, 8 months and 2.5 years of age | Albertha Infant Motor Scale, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development |
Outcome results
None listed