Effectiveness of Differing Levels of Support for Family Mealtimes on Obesity Prevention Among Head Start Preschools

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

Socioeconomic disparities in early childhood place low-income children at 1.5 to 2 times higher risk for obesity compared to middle- to upper-income children. Obesity interventions have turned toward the promotion of family mealtimes. This study will test the effects of 6 intervention components reflecting differing levels of supports to ultimately reduce childhood obesity prevalence and increase the frequency of healthy family mealtimes and improve dietary quality. The investigators will test 6 intervention components in Phase 1 (Screening Phase), resulting in the implementation and evaluation via a randomized controlled trial of a "final" intervention model in Phase 2 (Confirming Phase). The investigators hypothesize that providing low-income families with effective supports to enhance family capability to plan and implement family mealtimes will lead to improvements in children's adiposity indices, dietary quality and frequency of family meals.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02487251

Run by

Michigan State University

People needed

810

Starts

2015-09-02

Expected to finish

2020-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2022-01-11

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Preschool aged child

You may not qualify if…

• Significant feeding/eating disorders that would preclude participation in the interventions
• Child is a foster child
• Parent is non-English speaking

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• Michigan State University — East Lansing, Michigan, United States
• Jackson Community Action Agency Head Start — Jackson, Michigan, United States
• Capital Are Community Services Head Start — Lansing, Michigan, United States

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