Randomised controlled trial of a nursery and home based intervention for obesity prevention and cardiovascular risk factor reduction

ISRCTN	ISRCTN36363490
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN36363490
Secondary identifying numbers	PG/2001/134

Submission date: 30/10/2001
Registration date: 30/10/2001
Last edited: 26/10/2022

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr John J Reilly
Scientific

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

Phone	+44 (0)141 201 0710
Email	jjr2y@clinmed.gla.ac.uk

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Prevention
Scientific title	Randomised controlled trial of a nursery and home based intervention for obesity prevention and cardiovascular risk factor reduction
Study acronym	MAGIC (Movement and Activity Glasgow Intervention in Children)
Study objectives	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(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Overweight, obesity, hypertension
Intervention	1. Intervention: nursery and home based physical activity programme 2. Control: standard nursery curriculum
Intervention type	Other
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 study start date	01/06/2002
Completion date	31/12/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Child
Lower age limit	3 Years
Upper age limit	4 Years
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	545
Key inclusion criteria	Healthy 3 - 4 year-old children in their pre-school year in nursery.
Key exclusion criteria	No exclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/06/2002
Date of final enrolment	31/12/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Scotland
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Reader in Paediatric Energy Metabolism

Glasgow
G3 8SJ
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

British Heart Foundation (UK)
Charity

14 Fitzhardinge Street
London
W1H 6DH
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)20 7935 0185
Email	research@bhf.org.uk
Website	http://www.bhf.org.uk/
"ROR"	https://ror.org/02wdwnk04

Funders

Funder type

Charity

British Heart Foundation (UK) (ref: PG/2001/134)
Private sector organisation / Trusts, charities, foundations (both public and private)

Alternative name(s): the_bhf, The British Heart Foundation, BHF
Location: United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan	Not provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Other publications		01/04/2005		Yes	No
Results article		18/11/2006		Yes	No

Editorial Notes

26/10/2022: Internal review.