Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POInz)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00892983

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : May 5, 2009

Last Update Posted : July 8, 2020

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Sponsor:

Collaborator:

Health Research Council of NZ

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Barry Taylor, University of Otago

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Completed
Actual Primary Completion Date :	April 2016
Actual Study Completion Date :	April 2017

Publications of Results:

Taylor BJ, Gray AR, Galland BC, Heath AM, Lawrence J, Sayers RM, Cameron S, Hanna M, Dale K, Coppell KJ, Taylor RW. Targeting Sleep, Food, and Activity in Infants for Obesity Prevention: An RCT. Pediatrics. 2017 Mar;139(3):e20162037. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2037.

Other Publications:

Taylor RW, Heath AL, Galland BC, Cameron SL, Lawrence JA, Gray AR, Tannock GW, Lawley B, Healey D, Sayers RM, Hanna M, Meredith-Jones K, Hatch B, Taylor BJ. Three-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial to reduce excessive weight gain in the first two years of life: protocol for the POI follow-up study. BMC Public Health. 2016 Aug 11;16(1):771. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3383-4.

Taylor RW, Iosua E, Heath AM, Gray AR, Taylor BJ, Lawrence JA, Hanna M, Cameron SL, Sayers R, Galland B. Eating frequency in relation to BMI in very young children: a longitudinal analysis. Public Health Nutr. 2017 Jun;20(8):1372-1379. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017000143. Epub 2017 Feb 27.

Galland BC, Sayers RM, Cameron SL, Gray AR, Heath AM, Lawrence JA, Newlands A, Taylor BJ, Taylor RW. Anticipatory guidance to prevent infant sleep problems within a randomised controlled trial: infant, maternal and partner outcomes at 6 months of age. BMJ Open. 2017 Jun 2;7(5):e014908. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014908.

Moir C, Meredith-Jones K, Taylor BJ, Gray A, Heath AM, Dale K, Galland B, Lawrence J, Sayers RM, Taylor RW. Early Intervention to Encourage Physical Activity in Infants and Toddlers: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 Dec;48(12):2446-2453. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001055.

Fangupo LJ, Heath AL, Williams SM, Somerville MR, Lawrence JA, Gray AR, Taylor BJ, Mills VC, Watson EO, Galland BC, Sayers RM, Hanna MB, Taylor RW. Impact of an early-life intervention on the nutrition behaviors of 2-y-old children: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Sep;102(3):704-12. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.111823. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

Cameron SL, Heath AL, Gray AR, Churcher B, Davies RS, Newlands A, Galland BC, Sayers RM, Lawrence JA, Taylor BJ, Taylor RW. Lactation Consultant Support from Late Pregnancy with an Educational Intervention at 4 Months of Age Delays the Introduction of Complementary Foods in a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr. 2015 Jul;145(7):1481-90. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.202689. Epub 2015 May 20.

Meredith-Jones K, Haszard J, Moir C, Heath AL, Lawrence J, Galland B, Taylor B, Gray A, Sayers R, Taylor R. Physical activity and inactivity trajectories associated with body composition in pre-schoolers. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 Sep;42(9):1621-1630. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0058-5. Epub 2018 Mar 15.

Taylor RW, Haszard JJ, Meredith-Jones KA, Galland BC, Heath AM, Lawrence J, Gray AR, Sayers R, Hanna M, Taylor BJ. 24-h movement behaviors from infancy to preschool: cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships with body composition and bone health. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2018 Nov 26;15(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0753-6.

Taylor RW, Gray AR, Heath AM, Galland BC, Lawrence J, Sayers R, Healey D, Tannock GW, Meredith-Jones KA, Hanna M, Hatch B, Taylor BJ. Sleep, nutrition, and physical activity interventions to prevent obesity in infancy: follow-up of the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) randomized controlled trial at ages 3.5 and 5 y. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 Aug 1;108(2):228-236. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy090.

Hatch B, Galland BC, Gray AR, Taylor RW, Sayers R, Lawrence J, Taylor B. Consistent use of bedtime parenting strategies mediates the effects of sleep education on child sleep: secondary findings from an early-life randomized controlled trial. Sleep Health. 2019 Oct;5(5):433-443. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.03.002. Epub 2019 May 20.

Leong C, Haszard JJ, Heath AM, Tannock GW, Lawley B, Cameron SL, Szymlek-Gay EA, Gray AR, Taylor BJ, Galland BC, Lawrence JA, Otal A, Hughes A, Taylor RW. Using compositional principal component analysis to describe children's gut microbiota in relation to diet and body composition. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jan 1;111(1):70-78. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz270.

Meredith-Jones K, Galland B, Haszard J, Gray A, Sayers R, Hanna M, Taylor B, Taylor R. Do young children consistently meet 24-h sleep and activity guidelines? A longitudinal analysis using actigraphy. Int J Obes (Lond). 2019 Dec;43(12):2555-2564. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0432-y. Epub 2019 Sep 2.

Askie LM, Espinoza D, Martin A, Daniels LA, Mihrshahi S, Taylor R, Wen LM, Campbell K, Hesketh KD, Rissel C, Taylor B, Magarey A, Seidler AL, Hunter KE, Baur LA. Interventions commenced by early infancy to prevent childhood obesity-The EPOCH Collaboration: An individual participant data prospective meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Jun;15(6):e12618. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12618. Epub 2020 Feb 6.

Roy M, Haszard JJ, Savage JS, Yolton K, Beebe DW, Xu Y, Galland B, Paul IM, Mindell JA, Mihrshahi S, Wen LM, Taylor B, Richards R, Te Morenga L, Taylor RW. Bedtime, body mass index and obesity risk in preschool-aged children. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Sep;15(9):e12650. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12650. Epub 2020 May 6.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Taylor RW, Haszard JJ, Healey D, Meredith-Jones KA, Taylor BJ, Galland BC. Adherence to 24-h movement behavior guidelines and psychosocial functioning in young children: a longitudinal analysis. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021 Aug 25;18(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01185-w.

Fangupo LJ, Haszard JJ, Taylor BJ, Gray AR, Lawrence JA, Taylor RW. Ultra-Processed Food Intake and Associations With Demographic Factors in Young New Zealand Children. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Feb;121(2):305-313. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.08.088. Epub 2020 Oct 21.

Adebowale TO, Taylor BJ, Gray AR, Galland BC, Heath AM, Fortune S, Meredith-Jones KA, Sullivan T, McIntosh D, Brosnan B, Taylor RW. Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Excessive Weight Gain in Infancy: Protocol for the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) Follow-Up Study at 11 Years. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Nov 30;9(11):e24968. doi: 10.2196/24968.

Haszard JJ, Russell CG, Byrne RA, Taylor RW, Campbell KJ. Early maternal feeding practices: Associations with overweight later in childhood. Appetite. 2019 Jan 1;132:91-96. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.10.008. Epub 2018 Oct 9.

Taylor BJ, Heath AL, Galland BC, Gray AR, Lawrence JA, Sayers RM, Dale K, Coppell KJ, Taylor RW. Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI.nz) study: a randomised controlled trial of sleep, food and activity interventions for preventing overweight from birth. BMC Public Health. 2011 Dec 19;11:942. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-942.

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