Obesity and Caries in Young South Asian Children: A Common Risk Factor Approach

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Conditions studied: Pediatric Obesity, Early Childhood Caries

In brief

The CHALO ("Child Health Action to Lower Oral Caries and Obesity") -- from an Urdu word meaning "Let's go!"-is a multi-level strategy to reduce pediatric obesity and dental caries risk in South Asian (SA) children. Obesity and caries are the two most prominent health disparities of early childhood. Both caries and obesity: a) disproportionately impact low-income children of color, b) share common risk behaviors, i.e., feeding practices, and c) can most effectively be reduced or prevented prevention in infancy and early childhood. SA immigrant children are at high risk for both. CHALO includes both a randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed at reducing risk behavior, and a Knowledge Translation project to raise awareness in SA lay and professional communities regarding child health risks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03077425

Run by

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

People needed

380

Starts

2017-12-07

Expected to finish

2021-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2022-07-27

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 2. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age: Child is < 6 months of age at time of recruitment
• Insurance: Child is enrolled in either Medicaid or CHIP
• Nativity- Mother was born in India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh)
• Language- Mother speaks standard Bengali, English or Hindi/Urdu
• Agency- Mother is index child's primary caretaker.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to provide informed consent per RA judgment
• Plans to travel for > 1 month during follow-up, and
• child health condition barring participation (per pediatrician review of recruitment lists).

Where it is running

• Healthy Kids Pediatric Group — East Windsor, New Jersey, United States
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
• Smart Medical Care — Jamaica, New York, United States
• Dr. Masub's Medical and Dental Office — Queens, New York, United States
• Morris Heights Health Center — The Bronx, New York, United States
• Jacobi Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States
• Montefiore Medical Group — The Bronx, New York, United States
• North Central Bronx Hospital — The Bronx, New York, United States

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