Parent Mentor Interventions for Early Childhood Obesity

April 28, 2022 updated by: Byron A Foster, Oregon Health and Science University
The purpose of this clinical trial is to identify the most effective strategy for intervention to change behaviors and affect weight status in obese children 2-5 years of age within the context of early childhood education centers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The primary aim is to test an intervention to disseminate and promote the adoption of positive deviance behaviors among parents of obese Hispanic children using peer mentors. This trial will evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of this approach in reducing adiposity among a high-risk population of children.

Our central hypothesis is that children randomized to the intervention with a parent mentor using positive deviance methods with have a greater reduction in adiposity as measured by body mass index (BMI) compared with a parent mentor using traditional education or a control receiving usual education.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

188

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
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97229
        • OHSU

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

2 years to 5 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 2-5 years of age child, Hispanic ethnicity, attends the Head Start facility

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any major medical disorder impairing growth or development

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Usual care
Placebo Comparator: Parent Mentor
Behavioral: Parent Mentor with Standard Education
Parent mentors will provide coaching based on the current guidelines around diet and physical activity
Active Comparator: Parent Mentor with Positive Deviance
Behavioral: Parent Mentor with Positive Deviance
Parent mentors will provide coaching based on findings from the positive deviance study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
BMIz
Time Frame: 6 months post-enrollment
standardized BMI for age and sex
6 months post-enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Self-efficacy
Time Frame: 6 months post-enrollment
Parenting self-efficacy around specific topics
6 months post-enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Byron Foster, MD, MPH, Oregon Health and Science University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 31, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

November 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 29, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 28, 2022

Last Verified

April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STUDY00017356

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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