Early Childhood Obesity Among Rural Residents of West Texas

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The Para Salud study is a longitudinal, community-based participatory research (CBPR) initiative aimed at preventing and controlling obesity among preschool children in rural Texas. The study will implement evidence-based interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, and gardening. The interventions are designed to improve health outcomes, specifically in reducing obesity-related metrics among young Hispanic children, who are at a higher risk of obesity due to social determinants of health. Primary Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the Para Salud interventions in reducing obesity-related metrics, including BMI percentile, waist-to-height ratio, and percentage body fat, among preschool children aged 3-4 years in the Texas High Plains over a 24-month period. Secondary Objective: To evaluate the impact of the Para Salud interventions on increasing physical activity levels, improving dietary habits (such as increasing fruit and vegetable intake), and reducing sedentary behavior and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among the study participants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06831097

Run by

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

People needed

0

Starts

2025-12-01

Expected to finish

2026-05-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-29

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 4. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Enrolled in the participating HS programs,
• Aged 3-4 years,
• Live in a selected county in Texas High Plains (Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, and Terry County)
• Without a diagnosed physical or mental disability according to enrollment records,
• Parental consent
• The inclusion criteria will be verified through children's enrollment records and the demographic information sheet. The parental/guardian participants will be the primary caregiver of each participating child, who lives in the same household of the child.

You may not qualify if…

• Health Status: Children with diagnosed physical or mental disabilities according to enrollment records.
• Lack of Consent: Children without parental/guardian consent to participate in the study.

Where it is running

• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center — Lubbock, Texas, United States

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