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Digitally Delivered Child Obesity Prevention for Parents in Home Visiting Programs

A Pilot Feasibility Study of Digitally Delivered Modules Focused on Preventing the Development of Obesity During the First Year of Life Within an Existing Statewide Home Visitation Program

Who can join

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

Age
16 Years to 65 Years
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

  • Time periods mentioned: 1 year
  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires, Interviews

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
  • "They will complete questionnaires at the beginning of the study and again at 4, 6 and 12 months and their child will be weighed and measured at each time point."
  • "Qualitative interviews were conducted with home visitors (n=27) from Florida's (FL) Maternal, Infant Early Childhood Home Visitation (MIECHV) Program and revealed that they were highly receptive to using digital learning with at-risk families."
  • "Mother-infant dyads (n=50) enrolled in the Maternal, Infant Early Childhood Home Visitation (MIECHV) Program parentally or within one month of giving birth will be randomized to receive either the standard home visitation program (HVP) or the digitally delivered obesity prevention-enhanced home visitation program (HVP+E) for 1 year."
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

In plain language

This study tests whether a digital program to help prevent child obesity is easy to use and liked by mothers of babies in home visiting programs. It compares the year-long program with usual home visits to see how it affects children's weight, feeding, sleep, and screen time.

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine feasibility and acceptability of a digitally-based obesity prevention intervention for mothers of infants participating in a home visitation program. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What impact does the digitally based obesity prevention intervention for parents have on children's weight? * What impact does the digitally based obesity prevention intervention have on mothers' feeding practices, child sleep, and child screen time? Researchers will compare the digital intervention to home visiting standard curriculum to see if the intervention results in larger improvements. Participants will view several digital modules including videos on feeding, activity and family topics over the course of 1 year. They will complete questionnaires at the beginning of the study and again at 4, 6 and 12 months and their child will be weighed and measured at each time point.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are in a home visiting program or qualify for one.
  • You are age 16 or older.
  • You speak and read English.
  • There is no long-term health condition that affects growth or development.
  • You had one baby, not twins or other multiples, after more than 37 weeks of pregnancy.

Who can't join

  • Your child has a major birth defect.
  • Your child was admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which gives special care to newborns.
  • Your child was smaller than expected for the length of pregnancy or weighed less than 2,500 grams (about 5.5 pounds) at birth.
  • You have a serious health condition, such as cancer, or were hospitalized for a mental health condition in the past 6 months.
  • You or your baby stayed in the hospital for more than 5 days.
  • You cannot speak and read English.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Enrolled in or eligible for home visiting program * Ages 16 years or older * Speaks and reads English * Has no chronic health condition affecting growth or development * Has a singleton birth \> 37 weeks gestation. Exclusion Criteria: * Child has a major malformation * Child admitted to the NICU * Child considered small for gestation age (SGA) and/or have a low birth weight (\<2500 gms) * Mother has a significant maternal morbidity (e.g. cancer) or hospitalization for psychiatric disorder in past 6 months * Extended hospital stay for mom or infant \> 5 days * Unable to speak and read English.

Study sites (1)

FL