NCT01698606

FOR HEALTH: A Family-oriented Healthy Eating, Activity and Lifestyle Intervention for Overweight Preschool Children

FOR HEALTH: A Family-ORiented Healthy Eating, Activity and Lifestyle Training With Hands-on Experience for Overweight and Obese Preschool Children and Their Families - a Pilot Trial.

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this 3-phase study, following an initial small-scale (phase 1) feasibility trial, the aim of phase 2 of the project is to investigate whether a community-based, 12-month intervention for overweight and obese preschool children 2-6 years of age and their families will be effective in reducing the participants' degree of overweight (BMI z-score) and in improving quality of life. In the final phase (phase 3), participating children will be randomized to either receiving a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention during the first 6 months (treatment arm), or 6 months later (control or wait list arm), in order to generate more robust effectiveness data. Participants will receive an additional free 6-month YMCA membership while participating in the study.

Conditions

• Childhood Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Multidisciplinary, family-centered lifestyle intervention with behavioral counseling	Parent/caregiver education with skill training and practical activities revolving around healthy dietary choices, establishing an active versus a sedentary lifestyle, and behavioral aspects, while children will be engaged in active play.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-04-15
• Completion: 2019-04-15
• First posted: 2012-10-03
• Last updated: 2019-05-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada