CompletedNot Applicable

Vaasa Childhood Obesity Primary Prevention Study

Finland185 participantsStarted 2009-01-01

Plain-language summary

This study aims to prevent childhood obesity with early life (pregnancy) intensified counselling. The recruited intervention group is pregnant mothers who are at risk to get gestational diabetes. Lifestyle intervention (nutritional and physical activity) begins during pregnancy in maternity clinics and continues in child wellfare clinics until the child is 5 years of age.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women who are at risk to get gestational diabetes. Exclusion Criteria: * Foreigner with language problems * Major psychosocial problems * Diabetes mellitus type I or II * Physical disability, * Major medical problems in pregnancy

What they're measuring

Preventing childhood obesity

Timeframe: Offspring age until six years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00970710

SponsorTampere University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-01-31

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