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Early-Life Strategies for Preventing Obesity in Preschool-aged Children

NCT07117149 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 980

Last updated 2026-04-30

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Summary

The PKU-SMART is a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. This preventive intervention study aims to develop and evaluate a comprehensive obesity intervention framework for preschool children that integrates digital health technologies, multi-sectoral collaboration, and tiered management strategies. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this approach will be assessed.

Conditions

  • Childhood Obesity Prevention

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

multicomponent, tiered intervention

Kindergarten: Train teachers and integrate healthy weight management into kindergarten health policies; deliver health education sessions for children; monitor extra dietary intake and physical activity; conduct monthly height and weight measurements. Family: Provide multi-format health education (lectures, short videos, articles) to communicate core intervention messages; set health behavior goals and deliver personalized feedback; conduct motivational interviewing in offline parent meetings or by phone. Hospital: Offer professional health guidance and medical services. PKU-SMART online platform: Health Education Module; Growth Monitoring Module; Health Behavior Module; Home-Kindergarden Partnership Module.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shandong Maternal and Child Health Hospital

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Peking University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Haijun Wang, PhD · Peking University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-02
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2027-06-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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