The purpose of this study is to preliminarily validate a parent-focused obesity intervention program for parents of low-income, African American preschoolers who are currently overweight (\> 85th BMI %tile). Half of the participants will receive an intervention that is eight sessions in length and carried out in the participant's home. The sessions will target the nutrition and physical activity knowledge of parents and their motivation for changing parenting related to family eating habits and activity level. The remaining participants will receive an attention comparison control condition (ACCC), which includes one home visit, 7 newsletters and 4 monthly support phone calls. It is hypothesized that children of parents receiving the intervention will have decreases in BMI %tile, consume more fruits/vegetables and fewer sugary beverages, and engage in more activity as compared to ACCC.
This study will do a preliminarily validation of a parent-focused obesity intervention program for parents of low-income, African American preschoolers who are currently overweight (\> 85th BMI %tile). Participants will be randomly assigned to an intervention or attention control condition. Those in the intervention will receive an intervention that is eight sessions in length and carried out in the participant's home. The sessions will target the nutrition and physical activity knowledge of parents and their motivation for changing parenting related to family eating habits and activity level. Sessions include psycho-education and skills building exercises. The attention comparison control condition (ACCC) participants will receive one home visit, 7 newsletters and 4 monthly support phone calls. The content of this condition also focuses on nutrition and activity knowledge, motivation and parenting. Outcomes for the intervention and ACC conditions will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention and at a 6-month and 1-year followed up. Child BMI %tile, consumption of fruits/vegetables and sugary beverages, and activity level will be analyzed to examine intervention effectiveness across time.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
51
Home-based session targeting the parent
Attention condition with newsletters and support phone calls
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Change in Child Body Mass Index (BMI)
Change in child BMI will be assessed between baseline and 5-month follow-up.
Time frame: 5-months
Change in child fruit, vegetable, and sugary beverage intake using the Block Food Frequency Questionnaire for children
Change in child fruit and vegetable intake between baseline and 5-month follow-up will be collected using the Block Food Frequency Questionnaire for children.
Time frame: 5-months
Change in child physical activity level assessed using accelerometers
Change in child's activity level between baseline and 5-month follow-up will be assessed using accelerometers, which will be worn for four days time at each assessment point.
Time frame: 5-months
Change in parent nutrition/physical activity knowledge, assessed via a self-report survey
Change in parent knowledge between baseline and 5-month follow-up will be assessed via a self-report survey
Time frame: 5-months
Change in parent motivation for health behavior change, assessed using the "readiness ruler"
Change in parent's motivation for health behavior change between baseline and 5-month follow-up will be assessed using the "readiness ruler", which is a self-report survey.
Time frame: 5-months
Change in parenting Behavior, assessed using the Caregiver Feeding Style Questionnaire and the Parenting Young Children Scale
Change in parenting behavior between baseline and 5-month follow-up will be assessed using two self-report parent surveys, the Caregiver Feeding Style Questionnaire and the Parenting Young Children Scale.
Time frame: 5-months
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