overweight, obesity
Conditions
Interventions
The lifestyle intervention, called Lifestyle Positive Parenting Program (Lifestyle Triple P), is aimed at parents of overweight and obese children. The intervention will take 14 weeks, consisting of e
Sponsors
Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM), Maastricht University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parents are eligible for inclusion when: 1. Their child is aged 4 till 8 years old; 2. When their child is labelled as overweight or obese after calculating the BMI and by using the international cut-off points of Cole et al. (14) (which are based on six large nationally representative cross sectional surveys on growth including the Netherlands). Parents who agree to participate in the study, and both sign for informed consent, are included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents of children who have a medical cause for their overweight and parents who both do not speak the Dutch language are excluded from the current study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is children’s body composition, determined by BMI z-score (calculated by weight, height, age and gender), waist circumference, and fat mass (assessed by biceps and triceps skinfold and deuterium dilution). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Children’s lifestyle (snacking behaviour, soft-drink consumption, fruit-and vegetable consumption and physical activity); 2. Parental body composition (BMI, parental fat mass); 3. Parental physical activity level; 4. Parenting self-efficacy and parenting style. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactSanne Gerards
P.O. Box 616
Outcome results
None listed