Clinical trial

Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06795490

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

This study will evaluate the effects of two different approaches to support healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines: A parent leader-guided online program that promotes parent and child self-regulation as a means to improve healthy family routines versus an asynchronous program that provides parents information about healthy family routines. Families will be randomly assigned to either of these programs and changes in parent and child outcomes will be evaluated.

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

ConditionHealth Behavior

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Parents must be the legal and custodial guardian of a 2 through 5-year-old child * Parents must report that their child is eligible for public health insurance * Parents must be able to complete the study activities in English * Parents must be able to complete study activities at a study location or at home, and online/via Zoom. Exclusion Criteria: \- Children must not have serious medical problems that affect weight, sleep, activity, or eating.

Treatments and study arms

Online program

Behavioral

Families in Balance Online is a 6-week online program that includes 6 weekly group discussions and 3 individual support sessions, all held over Zoom. Program activities will focus on improving parent and child self-regulation as a means to encourage healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines. Participants will engage in in person and online data collection activities to understand whether the program is impactful.

Control Condition

Behavioral

Families in Balance is an asynchronous program in which participants will be sent materials weekly over 6 weeks to encourage healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines. Participants will engage in in person and online data collection activities to understand whether the program is impactful.

Primary outcomes

Child age and sex-adjusted Body Mass Index (BMI)Base line (pre-intervention) and approximately 5 months

Differences in age- and sex-adjusted body mass index (BMI) among children of parents randomized to Families in Balance Online compared to children of parents randomized to Families in Balance at follow-up. Children's weight and height will be used to calculate BMI and measured using standardized protocols at baseline and follow-up.

Study locations

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University of Michigan🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Michelle ClaysonContact

Email · Call 734-763-2003

Kate Bauer, PhD, MSPrincipal Investigator