New study aims to prevent childhood obesity from the womb
NCT ID NCT06705400
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program where community nurses visit families at home to promote healthy weight in babies. The program starts during pregnancy and continues until the child is 2.5 years old. About 3,500 first-time mothers and their children from 22 Danish towns are taking part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 3,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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0 to 6 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: All children born from first-time mothers being in gestation week 20 between November 1st 2024 and October 31st 2025. Exclusion Criteria: Not being able to receive digital post.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 1455, Denmark
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