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TARGet Kids!: Measuring Nutrition in Young Preschool Children in the Primary Care Practice Setting (TARGetKids!)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01869530
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : June 5, 2013
Last Update Posted : November 17, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Catherine Birken, The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

TARGet Kids! (The Applied Research Group for Kids) is a research study enrolling healthy children aged 0-5 years. The aim of the TARGet Kids! registry is to link early life exposures to health problems including obesity, micronutrient deficiencies, and developmental problems.

TARGet Kids! represents an innovative collaboration between child health researchers and children's primary care doctors (pediatricians and family physicians) to promote research that really matters and create solutions to some of the today's biggest health concerns. The results of this collaborative research study are not only improving the quality of children's healthcare but also the health of children across the country. Coordinated by Sick Kids and St. Michael's Hospital with data management services by the Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), TARGet Kids! is the only primary care research network for children in Canada.


Condition or disease
Nutritional Disorders Obesity Development

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational [Patient Registry]
Estimated Enrollment : 14000 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Target Follow-Up Duration: 10 Years
Official Title: TARGet Kids!: Measuring Nutrition in Young Preschool Children in the Primary Care Practice Setting
Actual Study Start Date : July 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date : June 2030
Estimated Study Completion Date : June 2030

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus related topics: Toddler Health

Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort
Healthy children


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Body Mass Index (BMI) [ Time Frame: 10 years (yearly measurements) ]
    Change in BMI over a 10 year follow-up period


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Nutrition [ Time Frame: Yearly measurements ]
    Nutritional risk

  2. Development [ Time Frame: Yearly measurements ]
    Child development

  3. Mental Health [ Time Frame: Yearly measurements ]
    Mental Health

  4. Lifestyle Factors [ Time Frame: Yearly measurements ]
    Assessment of Lifestyle Factors that contribute to health

  5. Child Behavior [ Time Frame: Yearly measurements ]
    Child behavior

  6. Social Determinants [ Time Frame: Yearly measurements ]
    Social determinants of health

  7. Education [ Time Frame: Yearly measurements ]
    Nutritional factors affects on education

  8. Parenting [ Time Frame: Yearly measurements ]
    Parenting styles


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 5 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Children are recruited from 12 pediatric and family medicine primary care practices in Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Birth to less than 6 years of age
  • Parental consent
  • Attending a TARGet Kids! research network practice

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic illness with the exception of asthma
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Contacts
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Contact: Catherine Birken, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC 416-813-7654 ext 302129 catherine.birken@sickkids.ca
Contact: Dalah Mason, MPH 416-813-7654 ext 302129 dalah.mason@sickkids.ca

Locations
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Canada, Ontario
St. Michael's Hospital Recruiting
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8
Contact: Jonathon Maguire, MD, MSc, FRCPC    416-919-3462    jonathon.maguire@utoronto.ca   
Principal Investigator: Jonathon L Maguire, MD, MSc         
Sub-Investigator: Catherine S Birken, MD, MSc         
Sub-Investigator: Patricia C Parkin, MD         
Hospital for Sick Children Recruiting
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
Contact: Catherine Birken, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC    416-813-7654 ext 301544    catherine.birken@sickkids.ca   
Contact: Dalah Mason, MPH    416-813-7654 ext 302129    dalah.mason@sickkids.ca   
Principal Investigator: Catherine S Birken, MD, MSc         
Sub-Investigator: Patricia C Parkin, MD         
Sub-Investigator: Jonathon L Maguire, MD, MSc         
Canada, Quebec
Melville Pediatric Center Recruiting
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Contact: Patricia Li, MD         
Contact: Elise Mok, MD         
Sponsors and Collaborators
The Hospital for Sick Children
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Additional Information:

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

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Responsible Party: Catherine Birken, Staff Paediatrician, The Hospital for Sick Children
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01869530    
Other Study ID Numbers: 2063
First Posted: June 5, 2013    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: November 17, 2021
Last Verified: November 2021

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Nutrition Disorders