NCT05529043

MINISTOP Plus Program for Pre-school Children With Overweight and Obesity

MINISTOP Plus Program for Pre-school Children With Overweight and Obesity: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The Mobile-based intervention intended to stop obesity in preschoolers (MINISTOP) program has been developed to be a comprehensive digital support program for all children irrespective of weight status. However, a one size fits all approach may not be sufficient as some families may require extra support through in-person activities to achieve the required lifestyle behaviour change in order to attain and maintain a healthy weight. Therefore, the aims of this pilot randomized controlled trial are to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of the MINISTOP Plus Program in pre-school children with overweight and obesity on: (i) children's BMI z-scores; (ii) intake of fruit and vegetables, sweet and savoury snacks, and sweet drinks; (iii) time spent in different physical activity intensities; (iv) screen time; and (v) parental self-efficacy.

Conditions

• Obesity, Childhood

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MINISTOP app	The MINISTOP app is a behavioural change program aiming to promote healthier diet and physical activity behaviours in pre-school children. The program consists of features such as information, monitoring and feedback (dietary variables, physical activity, and screen time) and it is built around 13 themes. The participants will have access to the app for 12-months.
BEHAVIORAL	MINISTOP Plus Program	Consists of the MINISTOP app and the Community Group Mini. The Community Group Mini consists of group activities to promote physical activity for both children and parents. The Community Group Mini will meet once per week in different playgrounds and nature reserves and will be organized by a trained group leader.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2026-09-30
• First posted: 2022-09-06
• Last updated: 2024-06-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden