Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight in Primary School Children in the Rhein-Neckar Region in Germany

NCT05077059 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Schools Obesity and Overweight
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 250
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will determine the weight status in primary school children in the Rhein-Neckar Region in Germany and will analyse the development of height and weight in these children during the time of COVID-19 related restrictions by asking parents to provide data from childhood examinations. Additionally, interactions between cognitive abilities and weight-status will be studied.

Conditions

Overweight, Childhood; Obesity, Childhood; Child Development; Overweight and Obesity; Underweight

Keywords

overweight; obesity; children; cognitive function; cognitive function and weight status

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• BMI

  Overweight and obesity will be assessed based on the BMI of the children.

  Between October 2021 and January 2022

• zBMI

  zBMI will be calculated using German and WHO growth curves / distributions for evaluating child weight status.

  Through study completion, an average of 4 months

Secondary Outcomes (18)

• Body weight in kg

  Between October 2021 and January 2022

• Height in cm

  Between October 2021 and January 2022

• abdominal circumference in cm

  Between October 2021 and January 2022

• Upper arm circumference in cm

  Between October 2021 and January 2022

• Body weight at the time of the U8 physical examination

  Between October 2021 and January 2022

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children in the second grade

You may qualify if:

• Written consent from parents and or guardians

You may not qualify if:

• Missing consent of parents or guardians

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Adipositasnetzwerk Rhein-Neckar e.V.: lead
• Gesundheitsamt Heidelberg: collaborator
• starScience GmbH: collaborator
• Oatly AB: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Adipositasnetzwerk Rhein-Neckar e.V.

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69115, Germany

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Samigullin A, Gahlert J, Gross G, Morcos M, Schwertz R, Oste R, Siegel E, Humpert P. A central role of nutrition in cognitive function among primary school children: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Nutr. 2025 Feb 10;11(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s40795-025-01016-2.

  PMID: 39930520 DERIVED

• Samigullin A, Gross G, Gahlert J, Buchenberger S, Morcos M, Schwertz R, Oste R, Siegel E, Humpert P. Impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on the anthropometric development in primary school children in the Rhein-Neckar Region, Germany. BMC Nutr. 2024 May 29;10(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s40795-024-00886-2.

  PMID: 38811974 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity; Overweight; Obesity; Thinness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Erhard Siegel, MD

  Adipositasnetzwerk Rhein-Neckar

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 21, 2021
• First Posted: October 13, 2021
• Study Start: October 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 30, 2022
• Study Completion: July 30, 2022
• Last Updated: August 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

DE (1)