Pilot-Testing a Family-Based Intervention to Improve Child Outcomes and Increase Family Activity (HFDC)

January 26, 2015 updated by: Cassandra Stanton, PhD
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a family-based program to improve physical activity and tobacco outcomes in a small pilot of middle school students and their families.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Low income ethnic minority youth tend to be at greater risk for obesity, physical inactivity, high risk behaviors such as tobacco and substance use and resulting cardiovascular and chronic disease. In this study we modified a tobacco and substance use risk prevention program to develop a tailored intervention (Healthy Families DC) that also included promotion of physical activity (PA) for DC middle-school students referred by school staff as over-weight and at risk for problem behaviors. The program included an initial family assessment, a family feedback session with family PA goal setting and 6 phone/text based booster sessions. A pilot study with 18 families, comprised of at least one caregiver and target child, was conducted to examine feasibility, acceptability, and trends in preliminary outcomes such as PA via self-report and accelerometry, health risk behaviors (e.g., tobacco use), health goal setting, and changes in family functioning (e.g., youth positive behaviors, parenting).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

18

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
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
        • Georgetown University Medical Center

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

12 years to 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students aged 12-16 years
  • Attending regular education classes at three urban DC public middle schools. -Students must currently reside with at least one parent or guardian who wishes to also participate in this study.
  • Students and at least one guardian must be fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Adolescents, who are outside the study age range
  • Patients/parents unable to speak/read English
  • Are wards of the state
  • Not attending regular education classes at the public middle schools -Furthermore, adolescents and guardians not assenting/consenting to be in the study will be excluded.

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
No Intervention: Wait-list control
Wait-list control. No intervention delivered until post follow-up assessment. Upon completion of the follow-up, the family was offered the full intervention.
Experimental: Healthy Families DC Program
Behavioral: Healthy Families DC Program
A tailored family-based intervention for health promotion goal setting, substance use prevention, and promotion of physical activity

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Actigraphy-based changes in physical activity from baseline to 8-weeks post-baseline
Time Frame: 8-weeks
8-weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Smoking Susceptibility Scale changes from baseline to 8-weeks post-baseline
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cassandra Stanton, PhD

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Cassandra A Stanton, PhD, Georgetown University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 22, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

October 25, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2015

Last Verified

January 1, 2015

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2013-0614

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