Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr John J Reilly
ORCID ID
Contact details
Reader in Paediatric Energy Metabolism
University of Glasgow Division of Developmental Medicine
1st Floor Tower Block QMH
Yorkhill Hospitals
Dalnair Street
Glasgow
G3 8SJ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)141 201 0710
jjr2y@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
PG/2001/134
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
MAGIC (Movement and Activity Glasgow Intervention in Children)
Study hypothesis
Cluster randomised controlled trial. 545 children in 36 clusters (nurseries). This study aims to test the hypothesis that a simple, generalisable, intervention can reduce change in body mass index (BMI) SD-score over a 12 month period in children in their pre-school year. The intervention is in two parts: enhanced physical activity programme in nursery; distribution of play resources/physical activity promotion at home.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Condition
Overweight, obesity, hypertension
Intervention
1. Intervention: nursery and home based physical activity programme
2. Control: standard nursery curriculum
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
BMI SD-score.
Secondary outcome measures
1. Habitual physical activity and sedentary behaviour (both measured objectively, by accelerometry)
2. Motor skills (measured using the Movement Assessment Battery)
3. Blood pressure
4. Waist circumference and waist: arm circumference ratio (both indices of fat distribution)
5. Process evaluation
Overall trial start date
01/06/2002
Overall trial end date
31/12/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Healthy 3 - 4 year-old children in their pre-school year in nursery.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
545
Participant exclusion criteria
No exclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/06/2002
Recruitment end date
31/12/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Reader in Paediatric Energy Metabolism
Glasgow
G3 8SJ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
British Heart Foundation (UK)
Sponsor details
14 Fitzhardinge Street
London
W1H 6DH
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7935 0185
research@bhf.org.uk
Sponsor type
Charity
Website
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
British Heart Foundation (UK) (ref: PG/2001/134)
Alternative name(s)
BHF
Funding Body Type
private sector organisation
Funding Body Subtype
Trusts, charities, foundations (both publically funded and privately funded)
Location
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Results:
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15809570
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17028105
Publication citations
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Fisher A, Reilly JJ, Kelly LA, Montgomery C, Williamson A, Paton JY, Grant S, Fundamental movement skills and habitual physical activity in young children., Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2005, 37, 4, 684-688.
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Reilly JJ, Kelly L, Montgomery C, Williamson A, Fisher A, McColl JH, Lo Conte R, Paton JY, Grant S, Physical activity to prevent obesity in young children: cluster randomised controlled trial., BMJ, 2006, 333, 7577, 1041, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38979.623773.55.