Family Connections: Cultural Adaptation and Feasibility Testing for Rural Latino Communities
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity
In brief
There are marked ethnic and rural-urban disparities in the prevalence of childhood obesity (CO). Among Latino/Hispanic children, CO is almost 60% higher than that of non- Latino/Hispanic Whites, and among children in rural areas it is estimated to be 25% to almost 50% higher that of urban areas. By 2050 Latinos are expected to represent 51.2% of rural Nebraska's population, so addressing childhood obesity risk factors among Latinos/Hispanic families living in rural communities and Identifying effective interventions is an important priority. The first aim will be to collaboratively adapt all intervention materials to better fit the rural Latino/Hispanic community, including translation of materials to Spanish, inclusion of culturally relevant content and images, and use of health communication strategies to address different levels of health literacy. The second aim randomly assign enrolled participant dyads (parent and child) to either Family Connections (FC) or a waitlist standard-care (SC) group to determine preliminary effectiveness in reducing child body mass index (BMI) z-score (a standardized way to measure a child's weight in relation to their age and sex). This study will address three important questions as they apply to Latino/Hispanic in rural Nebraska: is a telephone delivered family-based childhood obesity (FBCO) program in rural Nebraska culturally relevant, usable and acceptable, is a telephone delivered FBCO program effective at reducing child BMI z-scores and what real-world factors influence the impact of the intervention to sustainably engage a meaningful population of Latino/Hispanic families who stand to benefit.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04731506
- Run by
- University of Nebraska
- People needed
- 76
- Starts
- 2021-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2025-04-22
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-06
Who can join
Age: 6 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Intervention Adult Participants
- Age ≥ 19 years
- Self-identified as Latino/Hispanic living in target counties
- Parent of a child aged 8-12 years with a BMI z-score ≥85th
- Willing and able to give informed consent
- Children Participants
- Age 6-12 years
- Body Mass Index (BMI) z-score ≥85th percentile
- Self-Identified as Latino/Hispanic living in target counties
- Assent to participate in the study
You may not qualify if…
- Contraindication to physical activity or weight loss
- Planning to move in the next 12 months
- Currently participating in weight loss program
- Pregnancy or planning to get pregnant in the next 12 months
- Not willing to be randomized
- Not willing to consent or assent to participate
Where it is running
- University of Nebraska Medical Center — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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