Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Code:

NCT05652829

Conditions

Sleep

Food Habits

Lifestyle Factors

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 9 - 12

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

Obesity in children is a priority of public health initiatives, and reliable obesity prevalence and severity assessments are needed for policy decisions and study directions. Obesity in childhood raises the risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases in later life. To develop preventive strategies, it is essential to identify modifiable lifestyle habits linked to childhood obesity. The four main modifiable lifestyle behaviors affecting body weight are physical activity, sleep, screen time, and eating patterns. Among these factors, sleep is a neglected issue for clinicians, and recent research has shown that sleep patterns can predict BMI and macronutrient intake. Getting enough sleep is essential to a person's physical and mental well-being and development. This study aims to determine the sleep duration and quality of children aged 9-12 during the school year and how sleep impacts food intake and choice. Also, determining any relationships between the sleep and food intake outcomes and screen time, physical activity, and anthropometric indicators.

Conditions

Sleep

Food Habits

Lifestyle Factors

Study ID

NCT05652829

Start date

Feb 1, 2022

Status verified date

Dec, 2022

Completion date

Feb 1, 2023

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb 1, 2023

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 9 - 12

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: 9-12 years old
  • One parent or guardian should accompany the child.
  • A commitment to complete all the questionnaires daily for both children and parents
  • A commitment to wearing the actigraphy during seven days of study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Remove the watch during the week of study
  • Not completing two dietary recalls
  • Not completing forms and questionnaires
  • Being sick (e.g., Covid-19) during the week of study.

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Children aged 9-12

We are recruiting 30 children aged 9-12 with one parent.

Primary outcome measure

  • Sleep duration and quality [ Time Frame: Participants wear the actigraphy for seven days. When the researcher fits the participant with actigraphy, it collects data until seven days based on the researcher sitting. Participants will complete a sleep diary every day from the first day of study. ]
  • Energy and sugar consumption [ Time Frame: During seven days study, each participant complete two-24 recalls hour with their parents help. One should be on a weekday, and the other on the weekend during the study. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Scott Harding

709-864-8539sharding@mun.ca

Locations

Nutrition and Lifestyle Lab, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 9 Arctic Ave

Recruiting

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3X5

Contacts

Scott Harding

709-864-8539sharding@mun.ca

More Information

Sponsor

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Last update posted

Dec 15, 2022

Last verified

Dec, 2022

Keywords

  • Sleep
  • Food choice
  • Children
  • Screen time
  • Activity

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial University of Newfoundland on 2022-12-15.