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NCT01216306 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Reducing Television Viewing To Prevent Obesity in Hispanic Preschool Children
A NA study, sponsored by Seattle Children's Hospital.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 252
- Enrollment target
NCT01216306 is a NA study that has completed, run by Seattle Children's Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 252 participants.
The verdict
NCT01216306, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Seattle Children's Hospital.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 252 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Obesity has been linked to the development of multiple cancers, and to poorer prognoses and higher mortality rates for certain pediatric and adult cancers. Preventing obesity is therefore a major strategy to prevent new cases of cancer and to decrease cancer related morbidity and mortality. In the US, childhood obesity is on the rise. Since childhood obesity strongly tracks into adulthood this epidemic among children greatly increases the risk of obesity and presumably cancer in adulthood. As a result, preventing childhood obesity has been selected as a major public health goal to reduce the risk and sequelae of obesity and cancer in the US. Moreover, television (TV) viewing has been identified as a major risk factor for childhood obesity and US children spent more time watching TV than any other activity except sleep. TV viewing contributes to excess weight gain by decreasing physical activity and increasing caloric intake. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued national guidelines for parents to limit their children's total entertainment media time to no more than 1 to 2 hours of quality programming per day for children greater than 2 years of age. Low-income and minority children were at greater risk for exceeding this recommendation. Few published interventions have been successful in decreasing TV viewing in children and only one was successful among preschool children. This intervention, "Fit 5 Kids" (i.e. fit by age 5 years), was a preschool curriculum designed to decrease TV viewing via age-appropriate lessons taught to the children by research staff. The curriculum also included a take-home component consisting of a newsletter with ideas for parent (for this grant, defined as the adult most responsible for the child's care, usually the mother) and child activities that complemented the school lesson plans. Although most behavioral interventions for preschoolers target parents rather than children, this curriculum was one of the few successful
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Television reduction curriculum
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 252 participants |
| Start Date | 2010-10 |
| Est. Completion | 2013-08 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT01216306
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT01216306 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 252 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Seattle Children's Hospital, which has 168 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Television reduction curriculum is the first listed.
NCT01216306 reports 0 study locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT01216306 about?
NCT01216306 is a clinical study titled "Reducing Television Viewing To Prevent Obesity in Hispanic Preschool Children". Obesity has been linked to the development of multiple cancers, and to poorer prognoses and higher mortality rates for certain pediatric and adult cancers. Preventing obesity is therefore a major strategy to prevent new cases of cancer and to decrease cancer related morbidity and mortality. In the U...
What is the current status of trial NCT01216306?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 252 participants. The study started on 2010-10. Estimated completion is 2013-08.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01216306?
The interventions under investigation include: Television reduction curriculum (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01216306?
This trial is sponsored by Seattle Children's Hospital, which has 168 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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