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. 2023 Jun 12;2023(6):CD013862. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013862.pub2

NCT04140032.

Study name Addressing obesity in early care and education settings
Methods Study design: cluster‐RCT
Participants Service type: centre‐based
Country (region): USA (Los Angeles)
Number of services participating: 60
Interventions Number of conditions: 1 intervention, 1 control
Intervention strategies:
Health curriculumChildren
Curriculum: integration of nutrition and physical activity content into curricula
Ethos and environmentService
Policy: establishment of organisational policies to support healthy nutrition and physical activity
ECEC staff
Support: supports for teachers and staff to model healthy behaviour
PartnershipsFamilies
Materials: engagement of parents as partners in implementing healthy policies in preschool and at home
Outcomes Outcomes relating to child dietary intake:
Dietary intake
Outcomes relating to child anthropometric measures:
BMI z‐score
Starting date October 2019
Contact information Dr Burton Cowgill, bcowgill@ucla.edu
Notes ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04140032