| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN36363490 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 30/10/2001 |
| Local reference number(s) | PG/2001/134 |
| Public title | Randomised controlled trial of a nursery and home based intervention for obesity prevention and cardiovascular risk factor reduction |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | MAGIC (Movement and Activity Glasgow Intervention in Children) |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Overweight, obesity, hypertension |
| 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. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Healthy 3 - 4 year-old children in their pre-school year in nursery. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | No exclusion criteria |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/06/2002 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/12/2005 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 545 |
| Interventions | 1. Intervention: nursery and home based physical activity programme
2. Control: standard nursery curriculum |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | BMI SD-score. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | 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 |
| Publications | Results:
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15809570
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17028105 |
| Sources of funding | British Heart Foundation (UK) (ref: PG/2001/134) |
| Sponsor name | British Heart Foundation (UK) |
| Sponsor details | 14 Fitzhardinge Street
London
United Kingdom
W1H 6DH |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7935 0185 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7486 5820 |
| Sponsor email | research@bhf.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.bhf.org.uk/ |
| Contact name | Dr John J Reilly |
| Contact details | Reader in Paediatric Energy Metabolism
University of Glasgow Division of Developmental Medicine
1st Floor Tower Block QMH
Yorkhill Hospitals
Dalnair Street
Glasgow
United Kingdom
G3 8SJ |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)141 201 0710 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)141 201 9275 |
| Contact email | jjr2y@clinmed.gla.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN36363490 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
