Early Obesity Intervention Program Within GECKO Drenthe; a Randomized Controlled Trial

University Medical Center Groningen228 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether stimulating physical activity during the first year of life influences growth and body composition, and stimulates motor activity and motor development

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

228

Conditions

Overweight Physical Activity

Interventions

Physical activity stimulating programBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 2 WeeksHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * date of birth (December 2006-February 2008) * area of living (around Meppel and Hoogeveen in the province of Drenthe, one of the Northern provinces of the Netherlands) Exclusion Criteria: * Children under care of child physiotherapists will be excluded from the program

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Growth

Weight, length

Time frame: Regularly during the first year of life, at 2.5 years of age

Body composition

Waist circumference, Hip circumference, Skin fold thickness, Bioelectrical impedance analyses (BIA)

Time frame: Regularly during the first year of life, at 2.5 years of age

Secondary Outcomes

Motor activity

Accelerometer

Time frame: At the age of 5 months, 8 months and 2.5 years of age

Motor development

Albertha Infant Motor Scale, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development

Time frame: At the age of 5 months, 8 months and 2.5 years of age

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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