NCT01656928

Effects of a Pre-school-based Nutritional Intervention on Children's Eating Behavior and Anthropometric Parameters

Effects of a Pre-school-based Nutritional Intervention on Children's Eating Behavior and Anthropometric Parameters: a Cluster-randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 375 (actual)
• Sponsor: Heidelberg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study assesses the impact of a nutritional intervention aimed at reducing childhood overweight in German preschoolers.

Detailed description

Objective: To assess the impact of a nutritional intervention aimed at reducing childhood overweight in German preschoolers. Design: Using a cluster-randomized study design with waiting-list controls, we test a six-month intervention administered once weekly by a nutritional expert consisting of joint meal preparation and activities for children and parents like tasting and preparing nutritious, fresh foods. At baseline, six and twelve months, a parent-completed questionnaire assesses fruit and vegetable intake (primary outcomes) and water and sugared drink consumption (other outcomes). Direct measurement assessed BMI, percentage body fat (skin fold thicknesses) and waist-to-height-ratio. An intention-to-treat analysis used random effects panel regression models to assess the intervention effect, adjusted for each child's age, gender, immigrant background and maternal education. Setting: 18 Preschools from three south German regions. Subjects: Healthy children from three to seven years of age.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	preschool-based nutritional intervention	6-month intervention administered once weekly by a nutrition expert consisting of joint meal preparation and activities for children and parents such as tasting and preparing nutritious, fresh foods.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-09-01
• Completion: 2011-04-01
• First posted: 2012-08-03
• Last updated: 2012-08-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany