Parent Mentors Using Positive Deviance in Childhood Obesity

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio60 enrolled

Overview

A feasibility study randomizing participants (parents of children age 2-5 years old) to receive either education or a parent mentor with the aim of improving health behaviors and improving their body mass index z-score.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Promotion of positive deviance behaviorsBEHAVIORAL

Using locally derived positive deviance findings to inform a behavioral intervention

Promotion of healthy behaviorsBEHAVIORAL

Using standardized healthy behavior education (EatPlayGrow curriculum from NHLBI)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsMax age: 5 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI z-score \>2 Exclusion Criteria: * Medical conditions or receiving medications affecting weight

Locations (1)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body mass index z-score

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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