NCT00967460

Effect of a Physical-activity-promoting Environment on Motor Skills, Physical Activity and Quality of Life of Children in Childcare Settings

Effect of a Physical-activity-promoting Environment on Motor Skills, Physical Activity, Quality of Life and BMI of Children in Childcare Settings (Youp'là Bouge)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,764 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Lausanne Hospitals · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle intervention	Promoting unstructured spontaneous physical in childcare through an adaptation of the built environment and the provision of a supportive social environment

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-09-01
• Completion: 2010-09-01
• First posted: 2009-08-27
• Last updated: 2011-01-28

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Switzerland