Parent Mentor Interventions for Early Childhood Obesity

Obesity, Childhood Clinical Trial

Official title:

Parent Mentor Interventions for Early Childhood Obesity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03330743
• Other study ID #: STUDY00017356
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Oregon Health and Science University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 188
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 2 Years to 5 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity
• Obesity, Childhood
• Pediatric Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Parent Mentor with Standard Education
Parent mentors will provide coaching based on the current guidelines around diet and physical activity
• Parent Mentor with Positive Deviance
Parent mentors will provide coaching based on findings from the positive deviance study

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	OHSU	Portland	Oregon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Oregon Health and Science University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	BMIz	standardized BMI for age and sex	6 months post-enrollment
Secondary	Self-efficacy	Parenting self-efficacy around specific topics	6 months post-enrollment