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NCT Number: NCT01204489

Lifestyle Intervention for Toddlers Pilot Study

Study aims to pilot a family-centred tailored nutrition intervention at child welfare clinics, targeting the previously observed dietary defaults of Finnish children.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

6 month–6 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Child welfare clinics

Espoo, Uusimaa, 02070, Finland

About this study

Eating habits can predict diet-related health problems and obesity. The defaults observed previously in the diet of Finnish children include low consumption of vegetables, fruits and vegetable oil-based fats, high consumption of sucrose, poor quality of drinks and low frequency of family meals. Child welfare clinic is the place to promote healthy lifestyles because most Finnish families visit there at regular intervals.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • all families at their child's standard 6-month child welfare clinic visit

Exclusion criteria

  • families with twins
  • families who do not speak Finnish

Treatment and study plan

Intensified dietary counseling at child wellfare clinics.

Behavioral

The intervention is completed by public health nurses who receive updating education in nutrition. A special training in a family-centred lifestyle counseling method in implemented. The nutrition intervention consists of tailored dietary counseling, information leaflets and self-evaluation card given to the families in the intervention arm. In the control clinics, public health nurses continue their usual dietary counseling.

Primary outcomes

  1. To promote child's and family's healthy diet

    Time frame: 8 months

    Changes in family's dietary choices, knowledge and attitudes. Also changes in parent's motivation and self-efficiency to improve family's diet.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Tampere University
  • The Finnish Food Information
  • The Finnish Hearth Association
  • University of Helsinki

Registry information

Official study title

Lifestyle Intervention for Toddlers at Finnish Welfare Clinics

Acronym: LIFT

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Sep 17, 2010
Registry last updated
Jun 21, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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