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Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity

A Hybrid Mobile Phone Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
2 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires, Pills

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "All surveys will be available in English and Spanish, have been used with Latinos, and have a high degree of internal consistency and validity."
  • "All data will be collected using REDCap software on tablets."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

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.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility 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.

Study sites (1)

CA