- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02697565
Healthy Caregivers-Healthy Children (HC2) Phase II
Healthy Caregivers-Healthy Children (HC2) Phase II: Integrating Culturally Sensitive Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies Into Policy
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
While all states are responsible for childcare licensing standards, 26 states serving over 1 million preschool-age children currently implement QRIS. In MDC, QRIS-affiliated childcare facilities (collectively called Quality Counts or QC centers from this point forward) provide care to 1/3 of MDC's preschool-age children (80% are ethnic minorities) in 417 centers. At this time there are no nutrition policies included in the QRIS standards for childcare centers. Therefore, in light of the current childhood obesity epidemic, this project will address a major gap in knowledge and the disparities in access to healthy food consumption in the childcare center setting through HC2 implementation.
This study builds on previously funded work and will maximize the initial 3-year (2010-2013) investment the USDA made in phase I of the project to test effective obesity prevention strategies in the early childhood setting utilizing both educators and parents as nutritional gatekeeper, healthy lifestyle role models for 2-to-5 year-old children. The goal of this proposed project (phase II) is to expand the phase I evidence-based HC2 findings by giving ownership of the program/toolkit to the childcare centers via a train-the-trainers model and by implementing nutrition and physical activity standards into the Quality Rating Improvement System.
The proposed integrated project is responsive to the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (formerly CSREES) functions by addressing all three areas of the agricultural knowledge system, including (1) a scientifically-based and rigorous Research design that assesses obesity prevention efforts with young children in a novel setting of childcare facilities; (2) the development of an Educational tool kit to improve training and capacity of teachers and parents/families. Extension and capacity building will be enhanced through HC2 toolkits delivered to the centers and train-the-trainer program manuals for use throughout the QRIS network and in cooperation with Florida FNP. Finally, by incorporating HC2 practices into permanent QRIS policy, centers can sustain the project's benefits for future children, teachers, and families. Additionally, the investigators will collaborate with two community nutritionists to provide services to a large number of childcare centers in the county therefore, extending project materials. Lastly, the toolkit will sustain education and extension functions beyond the life of the project by giving ownership of HC2 to the childcare centers.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Florida
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Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
- University of Miami
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- QC centers must meet the following criteria to be included: (1) have > 30 children ages 2-5 enrolled; (2) Serve low income families; (3) be a part of the USDA food program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligible; (3) Reflect the ethnic diversity of the MDC Public School System (63 percent Hispanic, 19 percent African American, 18 percent white); and (4) Center directors agree to participate and sign a letter of commitment (see Documents of Collaboration).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Centers with a high prevalence of special needs children.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Train-the-Trainers Arm
Intervention Arm receives the Healthy Caregivers- Healthy Children Toolkit (healthy lifestyle role modeling intervention) via a nutritional gate keeper.
The toolkit reinforces center health and activity policy standards.
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The treatment arm will receive the train-the-trainer model (utilizing Quality Counts coaches) to deliver the evidence- based HC2 toolkit.
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Other: Attention Control Arm
Control Arm that receives an attention control safety curriculum.
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Centers randomized to the control arm will receive an attention control consisting of three visits from 'Safety Sam,' a character and safety curriculum that was fully developed and implemented in phase I of HC2.
The same delivery model (train-the-trainers utilizing Quality Counts coaches) will be implemented.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in The Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation tool (EPAO) score
Time Frame: 3 years
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The EPAO will examine childcare center environmental changes.
The EPAO will assess the level of implementation of the snack, screen time, physical activity, and beverage policies through direct observation of diet and physical activity.
Child health behaviors and parent and teacher health behaviors will also be measured.
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3 years
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Observed pre-post maintenance on Child's Body Mass Index (BMI)
Time Frame: 2 years
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BMI is based on height and weight of the child as per CDC guidelines
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2 years
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Change of caregiver role modeling behavior
Time Frame: 2 years
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The HC2 self assessment tool has a role modeling scale, measuring role modeling behavior
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2 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ruby Natale, PhD, PsyD, University of Miami
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 20140876
- 2015-68001-23232 (Other Grant/Funding Number: USDA)
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