TARGet Kids!: Measuring Nutrition in Young Preschool Children in the Primary Care Practice Setting
Recruiting now NCT01869530
Run by The Hospital for Sick Children · for Up to 5 · All sexes · accepts healthy volunteers
What this study is about
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.
Who can join (things the study team will check)
✅ You may be able to join if…
- Birth to less than 6 years of age
- Parental consent
- Attending a TARGet Kids! research network practice
🚫 You may not be able to join if…
- Chronic illness with the exception of asthma
Where this trial is running
- St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Melville Pediatric Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Who to contact
Catherine Birken, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC · 416-813-7654 · catherine.birken@sickkids.ca
It's completely normal to call and ask questions before deciding anything. Mention the study ID: NCT01869530.
Verify everything on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Page updated July 2026.