Clinical trial

Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT05606731

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

Consumption of sweetened beverages, media-viewing, and physical activity patterns are often established during early childhood, and family-based obesity interventions show effectiveness in shaping healthy behaviors and weight outcomes for young children, including Latino children. Missing from these interventions, however, are methods to increase accessibility and dissemination to multiple family caregivers. The proposed work will use a randomized study design to evaluate the impact a family-based early childhood obesity intervention for Latino families that incorporates evidence-based strategies of in-person childhood obesity interventions, mobile phones, and leverages important determinants of Latino health (e.g. familism, language) in order to decrease ethnic disparities in childhood obesity and cardiovascular risk.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age2 Years to Not listed

SexAll

Healthy volunteersAccepted

ConditionChildhood Obesity

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Adult caregivers of a young child who: * self-identify as an individual of Latino descent * have a 2- to 5-year-old child/grandchild who is overweight or obese, defined as having a BMI\>85% for age and sex * lives with or cares for the child at least 20 hours per week (the relationship does not have to be biological * speaks Spanish or English * ability and willingness to participate in the intervention (determined with a Subject Comprehension and Participation Assessment Tool) * agrees to complete baseline, 1-, 6-, 12-month post-intervention data collection protocols Exclusion Criteria: Caregivers of a child with: * medical conditions related to overweight status such as Prader-Willi Syndrome * taking weight loss medication * participating in a weight loss program.

Treatments and study arms

Family-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention

Behavioral

The study will focus on the effectiveness of a community- and family-based intervention that will involve multiple family caregivers. The intervention will include in-person and mobile phone components focusing on Latino caregivers of young children, to support evidence-based and age appropriate dietary, media-viewing, and physical activity practices among 2- to 5-year old children.

Primary outcomes

Child BMIbaseline

BMI in kg/m\^2 based on measured weight in kg and height in meters.

Child BMIchange in baseline and 1-month post baseline. A lower BMI from baseline is a better outcome.

BMI in kg/m\^2 based on measured weight in kg and height in meters

Child BMIchange in baseline and 6-month post baseline. A lower BMI from baseline is a better outcome.

BMI in kg/m\^2 based on measured weight in kg and height in meters

Child BMIchange in baseline and 12-month post baseline

BMI in kg/m\^2 based on measured weight in kg and height in meters. A lower BMI from baseline is a better outcome.

Study locations

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Head Start🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States

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Debra HallContact

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Cecilia MaldonadoContact