Prevention of Permanent Obesity in Children

In the county of Oppland, Norway, questionnaires addressing physical and mental health and socioeconomic status is issued to all (1960) families who meet for the pre-school assessment at the public health clinics in 2007. Particularly growth, physical activity and diet is addressed.

Families who have children with a BMI >18.9, which corresponds to BMI>30, and living in selected municipalities in the county are invited to participate in a 5 year intervention program in order to avoid future overweight conditions in children. Similarly overweight children from the rest of the county serve as controls.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

5 year–7 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sykehuset innlandet HF, Department of Pediatrics

Lillehammer, N-2629, Norway

About this study

Background: Intervention programs to limit or reduce weight in severely obese adults and adolescents are rarely successful. In the present study intervention is aimed at moderately overweight children of 6 years.

Families in 7 municipalities who have children with BMI >18.9 are invited to a group-based family oriented program involving pediatricians, physiotherapists, dieticians, psychologists and nurses with special training. The families are invited to meet in groups times the first year, two times the second and one time the third year. According to personal interest the families are also invited to meet with the nurse between each of the the above gatherings.

The children are examined by a pediatrician before entry and after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years with specific focus on height and weight. No blood studies are routinely done.

BMI development will be related to BMIs in the family, mother's weight increase in pregnancy, socioeconomic background, general health, psychological factors scored through the Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire, and compliance with the program. Furthermore, the results are compared to similarly overweight children from the counties who are not invited to participate in the intervention program. The results are obtained through the routine health follow-up programs in school.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

BMI > 18.9
Age 5-7 years
Residing in Oppland county

Exclusion criteria

chronic disease

Treatment and study plan

parental counseling

Behavioral

Group-based family oriented program involving pediatricians, physiotherapists, dieticians, psychologists and nurses with special training

Other names: Life style counseling

Primary outcomes

Effect of BMI from a specific family oriented program

Time frame: 1, 3 and 5 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sykehuset Innlandet HF

Other

Collaborators

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Apr 10, 2007
Registry last updated: Jun 3, 2015

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