Project Fun: Parents And Youth Together

September 22, 2017 updated by: Marquette University

The proposed study is a continuation of a randomized, controlled pilot effectiveness trial conducted in schools wherein the feasibility and completion of the trial by parents and children will now additionally be examined in after school and YMCA connected programs.

The intervention for this study is Project FUN and Project FUN with Parents. Project FUN is an 8 module online program for children in 4th through 8th grade. Project FUN with Parents is a 6 module online program for their parent.

Children and parents will be recruited through the afterschool and YMCA connected programs. Those agreeing to participate will be randomly assigned to a first intervention or second intervention session (waiting list control group). Surveys and measures will be collected for everyone pre-intervention, after the first session completion and after the second session completion to create a waiting list control group.

Hypothesis 1: Body composition and dietary fat of children who complete Project FUN and have a parent complete Project FUN with Parents will be lower on completion than children who only complete instruments.

Hypothesis 2: Fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity and fitness of children who complete Project FUN and have a parent complete Project FUN with Parents will be greater on completion than children who only complete instruments.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Addressing the epidemic of obesity is a national priority. Currently almost a third of children and two thirds of adults are overweight or obese. Obesity-related chronic health problems originating in childhood are often life-long. Overweight and obesity result from detrimental patterns of dietary intake and physical activity. These obesity-producing lifestyles are established in childhood and are often carried into adulthood, when they become more refractory to change. Research has demonstrated that programs involving parents and children in a family context have been the most effective in preventing and treating childhood obesity.

Research Question 1: How many parents and children agree to participate, complete data collection and complete at least 80% of the intervention? Research Question 2: What reasons are given by those not completing the protocol and what suggestions are offered by those who do complete the protocol? Research Question 3: What is the relationship of parent or child perceptions of authoritative parenting, child perceptions of family models and support for healthy eating, physical activity, or reduced sedentary time, and of parenting stress, self-efficacy, confidence, and eating behavior on child BMI? Research Question 4: Do parent or child perceptions of authoritative parenting, diet, physical activity, fitness or body composition; child perceptions of family models and support for healthy eating, physical activity, or reduced sedentary time; or parent perceptions of parenting stress, self-efficacy, confidence, and eating behavior change across the study time period? Research Question 5: Are there relationships between study completion and child or parent BMI, child or parent gender, parenting stress, self-efficacy, confidence, and eating behavior?

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

276

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53233
        • Marquette University College of Nursing

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

9 years to 15 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children in 4th through 8th grade and a parent(s)who can read and write English. Must be able to come to Marquette University or Milwaukee area YMCA for pre and post test data collection and to complete online modules.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Online intervention for parent and child
Children complete 8 online modules of Project FUN Parents complete 6 modules of Project FUN for Parents
Behavioral: Online intervention
Child online intervention is 8 modules based on the Health Promotion/Transtheoretical Model Parent online intervention is 6 modules based on enhancing authoritative parenting,support and role models for improved nutrition, physical activity and health child body mass percentile
Other: Instruments only
The waiting list control group only completes instruments and body composition, fitness measures
Other: Completion of instruments only
Parent and child subejects in the waiting list control only complete surveys, body composition and fitness tests

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
child body mass percentile
Time Frame: 6-12 weeks
Child height and weight are measured and the body mass percentile calculated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention algorithm for adjustment by age and gender.
6-12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Marquette University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marilyn Frenn, PhD, RN, Marquette University College of Nursing

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 Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 26, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 27, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 25, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • HR-1625

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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