Status:
COMPLETED
Prevention of Overweight in Infancy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Otago
Collaborating Sponsors:
Health Research Council of NZ
Conditions:
Obesity
Growth
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Obesity is one of the biggest threats to health in the 21st century. Rapid weight gain in the first year of life tends to lead to overweight in children, which in turn leads to overweight in adults. T...
Detailed Description
We plan on undertaking a 4-arm randomised controlled trial to test the following hypotheses: 1. That anticipatory guidance and extra education and support in infancy around weaning and decreasing/avo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mothers booked for delivery in Dunedin, New Zealand
Exclusion
- Women booked after 34 weeks gestation,
- Identified congenital abnormality likely to affect feeding and/or growth
- Home address outside of metropolitan Dunedin or Invercargill,
- Families who are likely to shift out of metropolitan Dunedin or Invercargill in the next 2 years.
- Unable to communicate in English or te reo Maori.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
802 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00892983
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2017
Last Update
July 8 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University of Otago
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, 9013