Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Consumption of sweetened beverages, media-viewing, and physical activity patterns are often established during early childhood, and family-based obesity interventions show effectiveness in shaping healthy behaviors and weight outcomes for young children, including Latino children. Missing from these interventions, however, are methods to increase accessibility and dissemination to multiple family caregivers. The proposed work will use a randomized study design to evaluate the impact a family-based early childhood obesity intervention for Latino families that incorporates evidence-based strategies of in-person childhood obesity interventions, mobile phones, and leverages important determinants of Latino health (e.g. familism, language) in order to decrease ethnic disparities in childhood obesity and cardiovascular risk.
Conditions:
🦠 Childhood Obesity
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 6 November 2023
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 30 September 2026
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 31 December 2026
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 182
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Adult caregivers of a young child who:
    • * self-identify as an individual of Latino descent
    • * have a 2- to 5-year-old child/grandchild who is overweight or obese, defined as having a BMI\>85% for age and sex
    • * lives with or cares for the child at least 20 hours per week (the relationship does not have to be biological
    • * speaks Spanish or English
    • * ability and willingness to participate in the intervention (determined with a Subject Comprehension and Participation Assessment Tool)
    • * agrees to complete baseline, 1-, 6-, 12-month post-intervention data collection protocols

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Caregivers of a child with:
    • * medical conditions related to overweight status such as Prader-Willi Syndrome
    • * taking weight loss medication
    • * participating in a weight loss program.
Ages Eligible for Study: 2 Years to N/A (CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 24 October 2022
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 3 November 2022
  • First Posted 7 November 2022

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 12 December 2023
  • Last Update Posted 14 December 2023
  • Last Verified December 2023