Healthy Environments Study (HEROs)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Health Behavior, Childhood Obesity
In brief
Obesity is a multi-dimensional problem that has roots in infancy and tracks into adulthood. Obesity is represented disproportionately among children and families from low socioeconomic and minority backgrounds, particularly in rural areas that have limited access to food, activity, and health-related services. There is a need for culturally-tailored, effective interventions that can positively impact the environments (home, preschool, community) in which young children grow and develop their eating and activity behaviors. Developing family interventions, particularly for families with limited resources, requires improving caregivers' health literacy and home food/activity environments, and also requires tailoring to accommodate the realities of stressful and unpredictable family settings. The overall objective of this proposed HEROs Study (HEalthy EnviROnments Study) is to develop a companion, technology-based, interactive family intervention that will promote healthy lifestyles for young children in both Head Start and family settings.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04743531
- Run by
- Colorado State University
- People needed
- 35
- Starts
- 2019-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2020-09-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-02-08
Who can join
Age: 3 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adults who identify as the primary caregiver of a child enrolled in a Head Start or preschool center ;
- Caregivers who report their child is without disability, illness, or disorder that would significantly affect dietary or activity behaviors (e.g., diabetes, cerebral palsy);
- Participants who communicate in either English or Spanish language.
You may not qualify if…
- Caregivers with children who have a disability, illness, or disorder that would significantly affect dietary or activity behaviors.
Where it is running
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus — Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Colorado State University — Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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