TARGet Kids! (The Applied Research Group for Kids) is a research study enrolling healthy children aged 0-5 years. The aim of the TARGet Kids! registry is to link early life exposures to health problems including obesity, micronutrient deficiencies, and developmental problems. TARGet Kids! represents an innovative collaboration between child health researchers and children's primary care doctors (pediatricians and family physicians) to promote research that really matters and create solutions to some of the today's biggest health concerns. The results of this collaborative research study are not only improving the quality of children's healthcare but also the health of children across the country. Coordinated by Sick Kids and St. Michael's Hospital with data management services by the Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), TARGet Kids! is the only primary care research network for children in Canada.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
14,000
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
RECRUITINGHospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
RECRUITINGMelville Pediatric Center
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
RECRUITINGBody Mass Index (BMI)
Change in BMI over a 10 year follow-up period
Time frame: 10 years (yearly measurements)
Nutrition
Nutritional risk
Time frame: Yearly measurements
Development
Child development
Time frame: Yearly measurements
Mental Health
Mental Health
Time frame: Yearly measurements
Lifestyle Factors
Assessment of Lifestyle Factors that contribute to health
Time frame: Yearly measurements
Child Behavior
Child behavior
Time frame: Yearly measurements
Social Determinants
Social determinants of health
Time frame: Yearly measurements
Education
Nutritional factors affects on education
Time frame: Yearly measurements
Parenting
Parenting styles
Time frame: Yearly measurements
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