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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

A Review of Registered Randomized Controlled Trials for the Prevention of Obesity in Infancy.

Seema Mihrshahi, Danielle Jawad, Louise Richards, Kylie E Hunter, Mahalakshmi Ekambareshwar, Anna Lene Seidler, Louise A Baur

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Child and adolescent obesity.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Seema MihrshahiDepartment of Health Systems and Populations, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6567-9884
Danielle JawadSydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Louise RichardsSydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Kylie E HunterNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2796-9220
Mahalakshmi EkambareshwarNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1936-7120
Anna Lene SeidlerNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0027-1623
Louise A BaurNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Childhood overweight and obesity is a worldwide public health issue. Our objective was to describe planned, ongoing and completed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) designed for the prevention of obesity in early childhood. Two databases (World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, ClinicalTrials.gov) were searched to identify RCTs with the primary aim of preventing childhood obesity and at least one outcome related to child weight. Interventions needed to start in the first two years of childhood or earlier, continue for at least 6 months postnatally, include a component related to lifestyle or behaviours, and have a follow up time of at least 2 years. We identified 29 unique RCTs, implemented since 2008, with most being undertaken in high income countries. Interventions ranged from advice on diet, activity, sleep, emotion regulation, and parenting education through to individual home visits, clinic-based consultations, or group education sessions. Eleven trials published data on child weight-related outcomes to date, though most were not sufficiently powered to detect significant effects. Many trials detected improvements in practices such as breastfeeding, screen time, and physical activity in the intervention groups compared to the control groups. Further follow-up of ongoing trials is needed to assess longer-term effects.

Indexed as

Pediatric ObesityBody WeightChildChild, PreschoolDietExerciseFemaleHumansInfantRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicbehaviourschildhoodinfant feedinginterventionsobesityphysical activityprevention

Identifiers

PMID33801485
PMCPMC7967587
OpenAlexW3134986135

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Registered trials

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