Study of Parenting Intervention to Prevent Child Obesity
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
This purpose of this project is to determine whether this 8-month parenting for healthy weight intervention is able to help parents improve their parenting skills and make positive changes in the nutrition and physical activity environment at home.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00998348
- Run by
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- People needed
- 324
- Starts
- 2009-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-06-17
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Families must have at least one child age 2-5 years. The scientific rationale for focusing on this young population is that this age range includes the period often referred to as the "adiposity rebound," which has been identified as one of the critical periods for obesity development. Additionally, children of this age are still subject to strong parent and family influences which may be amenable to intervention.
- At least one parent or caregiver in the household must be overweight (BMI ≥25); however, this does not have to be the participating parent. The scientific rationale for focusing on families with at least one overweight parent is that having an overweight parent increases the child's risk of becoming overweight.
- Parents must be willing to participate in measures and intervention activities, and give consent for child's and his/her own participation.
You may not qualify if…
- Parents who are unable to speak English or comprehend standard age-level materials will be excluded. Currently funds are not available to translate and provide the program in Spanish or other languages.
Where it is running
- Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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