Child-Centred Health Dialogue in Child Health Services

Aims: The principal aim of this study is to evaluate a model of Child Centred Health Dialog (CCHD) in Child Health Services (CHS) aiming to promote a healthy lifestyle in families and prevent overweight and obesity in preschool children. The specific aims are to compare CCHD with usual care and to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the CCHD for all children and specifically for children with overweight at the age of 4 years and to compare parents self-efficacy and feeding practices in families that received either CCHD or usual care Methods: A clustered non-blinded Randomised Control Trial was set up comparing usual care with a structured multicomponent child-centred health dialogue consisting of two parts: 1) a universal part directed to all children and 2) a targeted part for families where the child is identified with overweight.