Intervention Study for Overweight and Obese Kindergarten Children

NCT01285063 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: Mc01162010ctil
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of the this study is to create an interdisciplinary program which includes intervention in the fields of nutrition, physical activity and behavior in order to treat obesity and overweight among kindergarten children and to examine the influence of such program on the BMI,BMI%, physical fitness, knowledge and preferences in the said fields among the participants.

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity; Physical Fitness

Keywords

overweight; obesity; physical fitness; kinder garden; preschool

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• reduction of the BMI percentage among the participants in comparison to the control group.

  height, weight, BMI and BMI percentage will be documented after each meeting with the dietitian.

  every 2 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Improvement in the physical fitness of the participants in comparison to the control group.

  Day 1 and after 3 months.

• Positive change in the knowledge and preferences of the participants in the fields of nutrition and physical activity in comparison to the control group.

  Day 1 and after 3 months.

Study Arms (1)

physical activiy & nutrition

EXPERIMENTAL

25 kindergarten children in the ages of 4-6 who defined as suffering from overweigh (BMI percentage 85-95) or obesity (above BMI percentage 95). Non-generalization criteria: children who suffer from obesity due to organic disease or children who take medicine which may influence body weight (e.g., steroids) will be excluded from the research.

Other: Multidisciplinary intervention: physical activity, dietary instructions and behavioral treatment.

Interventions

Multidisciplinary intervention: physical activity, dietary instructions and behavioral treatment. OTHER

3 months intervention. Nutritious plan: includes 6 meetings of the child and his or her parents with a dietician from the center. Physical activity: physical trainings of 60 minutes each will be held twice a week. behavioral treatment: all the participants will take part it a 45 minutes meeting of movement therapy once a week. The goal of such meeting is to strengthen nutritious and physical activity habits and to assimilate positive change in the participants' lifestyle.

physical activiy & nutrition

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• children in ages of 4-6 who defined as suffering from overweigh (BMI percentage 85-95) or obesity (above BMI percentage 95).

You may not qualify if:

• children who suffer from obesity due to organic disease or children who take medicine which may influence body weight (e.g., steroids) will be excluded from the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Meir Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

the sports and health center for children and youth at "Meir" medical center

Kfar Saba, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity

Interventions

Behavior Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Tali Sinai, Dr

  The hebrew university, Jerusalem

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2010
• First Posted: January 27, 2011
• Study Start: January 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2014
• Study Completion: February 1, 2014
• Last Updated: February 21, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-02

Locations

IL (1)