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Studies nutrition and growth in healthy young children seen by family doctors

Follows healthy children up to age 5 to link early life factors to later health.

Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: TARGet Kids!: Measuring Nutrition in Young Preschool Children in the Primary Care Practice Setting

Key facts

Where
Montreal and Toronto, CanadaSee the 3 sites

Where in Canada

  • Melville Pediatric CenterMontreal, CanadaTaking people
  • Hospital for Sick ChildrenToronto, CanadaTaking people
  • St. Michael's HospitalToronto, CanadaTaking people

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  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?
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Trial details

Who runs it
The Hospital for Sick Children
Trial code
NCT01869530
Record updated
17 November 2021
Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less

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

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.

Inclusion: Birth to less than 6 years of age; Parental consent; Attending a TARGet Kids! research network practice.

Exclusion: Chronic illness with the exception of asthma.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01869530