Abriendo Caminos 2: Clearing the Path to Hispanic Health

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Abriendo Caminos 2: Clearing the Path to Hispanic Health

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03505658
• Other study ID #: 15503
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 10, 2015
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Contact: Margarita Teran-Garcia
• Phone: 217-244-2025
• Email: teranmd[@]illinois.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Obesity is significantly higher in specific ethnic groups and, in particular, Hispanics. There is an urgent need to implement culturally-sensitive lifestyle interventions and educational programs to decrease the burden of obesity and obesity-related metabolic diseases in Hispanic populations. Accordingly, our overreaching goal is to tailor an existing and successful community-based program, Abriendo Caminos, to leverage effectiveness in promoting healthy nutrition and life-style behaviors among low income, low literacy Hispanic-heritage families. Our multi-function integrated project proposes to (a) adapt Abriendo Caminos for 6-18 year-old children from Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage in five different locations (California, Illinois, Iowa, Puerto Rico, and Texas) and (b) Train existing professionals (in Extension and community agencies) and future professionals (Hispanic university students) to meet the specific needs of this population. Our central hypothesis is that participation in a 6-week community-based program will prevent childhood obesity/maintain healthy weight by significantly increasing: (a) healthy dietary behavior patterns and basic knowledge of nutrition; (b) physical activity levels; and (c) the organization of collective/shared family mealtimes. The implementation of this culturally sensitive, workshop-based curriculum in different regions across the country will help to train the next generation of professionals in Extension and communities to deliver programs that meet the needs of Hispanic families. The integration of Hispanic college students in program implementation via an experiential learning course will further strengthen the program, as well as increase recruitment and retention of Hispanic students, increasing the capacity of Hispanic communities to meet their own needs in the future.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• a family member being 6-18 years of age

• at least 1 parent being of Hispanic-heritage from Mexican or Puerto Rican origin

Exclusion Criteria:

• no child in the age range of 6-18 years of age

• No parents being of Hispanic-heritage from Mexican or Puerto Rican origin

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Childhood Obesity
• Community Health Education
• Nutrient; Excess
• Obesity
• Pediatric Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Education and Behavior
Involves 6-weeks of education related to healthy behaviors, nutrition, and exercise.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Puerto Rico	University of Puerto Rico	San Juan
United States	Iowa State University	Ames	Iowa
United States	California State University	Fresno	California
United States	University of Houston	Houston	Texas
United States	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana	Illinois

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	California State University, Fresno Foundation, Iowa State University, University of Houston, University of Puerto Rico

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Puerto Rico, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	BMI	Body mass index = weight per height square in metrics	Baseline
Primary	BMI	Body mass index = weight per height square in metrics	6-month post intervention

External Links

•   Website with information about the study