Parent Mentors Using Positive Deviance in Childhood Obesity

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

A feasibility study randomizing participants (parents of children age 2-5 years old) to receive either education or a parent mentor with the aim of improving health behaviors and improving their body mass index z-score.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02373670

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

People needed

60

Starts

2015-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-14

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI z-score >2

You may not qualify if…

• Medical conditions or receiving medications affecting weight

Where it is running

• University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas, United States

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