Healthy Homes/Healthy Kids Preschool

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The goals of this study are to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an innovative obesity prevention intervention integrating pediatrician counseling and a home-based program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 2-4 year old children at risk for obesity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01080885

Run by

HealthPartners Institute

People needed

60

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-04-23

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 4. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI between the 85th and 95th percentile for age and gender or
• BMI between the 50th and 85th percentile and at least one overweight parent (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2)
• Receives care at a HealthPartners Clinic in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area

You may not qualify if…

• Children with the following chronic conditions: kidney disease, Type 1 diabetes, lupus, a thyroid condition, cancer or a chromosomal abnormality such as Down's syndrome or Turner's syndrome.
• Children who within the last six months or who those who are currently taking the following medications and took them or will be taking them for more than a month: Prednisone, Prednisolone and Decadron.
• Families who have limited English skills.
• Families who plan to move out of the metropolitan area within the next six months.

Where it is running

• HealthPartners Research Foundation — Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

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