Parents and Tots Together: A Family-Based Obesity Prevention Intervention (PTT)
Parents and Tots Together: A Family-Based Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating and Activity Behaviors Among Preschool Children
The obesity epidemic has spared no age group, including our youngest children. My and others' formative research shows that ethnically-diverse, low-income parents of young children are enthusiastic about learning general parenting skills, such as discipline strategies, but less interested in nutrition and physical activity. To capitalize on this enthusiasm, I will create and test an intervention that embeds strategies to improve child weight-related behaviors within a general skills parenting program.
The overall goal of this study is to assess Parents and Tots Together (PTT), a family-based intervention to prevent obesity among children age 2 through 5 years. To achieve this goal, my colleagues and I will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) among ethnically diverse, primarily low-income families. Our specific aims are to:
- Determine the extent to which the intervention, compared with a control condition, results in a smaller age-associated increase in body mass index (BMI) among children after a 3- month intervention and a 9-month follow-up period (primary outcome).
Determine the extent to which the intervention, compared with a control condition, results in:
- Improved parent general parenting behaviors, i.e., increased use of positive discipline strategies.
- Improved parent feeding practices, i.e., increased responsiveness to child satiety cues.
- Improved child weight-related behaviors, i.e., increased sleep duration and physical activity, and reduced sugar-sweetened beverage intake and television/video viewing.
調査の概要
研究の種類
入学 (実際)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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Massachusetts
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Boston、Massachusetts、アメリカ、02215
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- parents who have a child aged 2-5 years
- respond to interviews and questionnaires in English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria:
- any families who plan to move during the study period
- children or parents with severe health conditions that would prohibit them from participating in study activities
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか？
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的：防止
- 割り当て：ランダム化
- 介入モデル：単一グループの割り当て
- マスキング：なし（オープンラベル）
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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実験的：Parents and Tots Together Program
9-week group-based parenting program
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Group-based parenting program, 9 sessions offered weekly
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アクティブコンパレータ：Control
Minimal attention control- weekly mailed information on general child development for 9 weeks
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Minimal attention control- 9 weekly mailed information on general child development
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この研究は何を測定していますか？
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
時間枠 |
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Change in body mass index (BMI), adjusted for age and gender
時間枠：baseline, post-intervention, 9-month follow-up
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baseline, post-intervention, 9-month follow-up
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二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
時間枠 |
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Change in parent general parenting behaviors, i.e., use of positive discipline strategies.
時間枠：baseline, post-intervention, 9-month follow-up
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baseline, post-intervention, 9-month follow-up
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Change in child weight-related behaviors, i.e., sleep duration and physical activity, and sugar-sweetened beverage intake and television/video viewing.
時間枠：baseline, post-intervention, 9-month follow-up
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baseline, post-intervention, 9-month follow-up
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Change in parental feeding behaviors, i.e., controlling feeding practices
時間枠：baseline, post-intervention, 9-month follow-up
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baseline, post-intervention, 9-month follow-up
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協力者と研究者
研究記録日
主要日程の研究
研究開始
一次修了 (実際)
研究の完了 (実際)
試験登録日
最初に提出
QC基準を満たした最初の提出物
最初の投稿 (見積もり)
学習記録の更新
投稿された最後の更新 (見積もり)
QC基準を満たした最後の更新が送信されました
最終確認日
詳しくは
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