Developing a Preschool Obesity Intervention for Families Enrolled in WIC

Pediatric Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Developing a Preschool Obesity Intervention for Families Enrolled in WIC

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02292602
• Other study ID #: 1R21HD078890-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 9, 2014
• Last updated: May 8, 2017
• Start date: February 2014
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: May 2017
• Source: Wayne State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a community and home-based preschool obesity intervention for families enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Description:

Very few studies have targeted weight control in preschoolers even though the prevalence of overweight has exceeded 20% in this age-group for the past decade. Also concerning is that few studies have focused on preschoolers from low-socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds despite persistent obesity-related socioeconomic disparities. Family-based, behavioral interventions appear a promising model for treatment of obesity in early childhood. However, the dissemination potential of these programs is unclear as they have primarily been tested with families from middle-to-upper class backgrounds and within research settings. Identifying effective approaches to weight control for preschoolers from low-SES backgrounds that can be delivered in community settings is imperative to reducing the pediatric obesity epidemic. The proposed study will begin to address this critical gap by completing the second phase of developing a community-based preschool weight control intervention for families enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The proposed study is significant because we specifically target preschool weight control in a high-risk population and because delivery of our program within the WIC program is conducive to its dissemination. Based upon our formative work, and existing preschool obesity programs, we have developed a 14-session, family-based preschool weight control intervention (FBWC) that emphasizes experiential learning and is delivered in the WIC and home settings. Seventy-two overweight and obese preschool-caregiver dyads will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive FBWC or to continue with standard of care at WIC (WSOC). The primary study aims are to a) examine the feasibility and acceptability of FBWC and b) explore the preliminary efficacy of FBWC compared to WSOC on reduction in preschooler BMI-z-score and caregiver BMI from baseline to post-treatment (4-months) and 7-months (3-month follow-up). An exploratory aim is to evaluate lifestyle and behavioral indicators of intervention success. This study is innovative because: 1) very few studies have examined obesity intervention in preschoolers, 2) we target weight control in a high-risk group that has been underrepresented in the preschool obesity treatment outcome literature, 3) our intervention is community-based, and 4) we emphasize experiential learning as a strategy for achieving lifestyle behavior change and weight control.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 19
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: January 31, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 24 Months to 55 Months

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• family receiving services at Detroit-based WIC clinics

• preschooler between the ages of 2 years and 4 years, 7 months and BMI>85th percentile

• one primary caregiver who is willing to participate and whose BMI>25

• family is English-speaking

• preschooler has medical clearance to participate in the intervention

• caregiver has medical clearance to participate in the intervention if indicated by physical activity screening questions

Exclusion Criteria:

• preschooler or caregiver is participating in a different weight management program

• preschooler or caregiver has a condition that precludes participation in moderate level activity

• preschooler or caregiver is diagnosed with a weight-affecting health condition

• preschooler or caregiver is taking weight-affecting medications

• preschooler or caregiver is diagnosed with a developmental delay or disability

• caregiver is receiving treatment for severe psychopathology

• family plans to be out of town for more than 2 weeks of the first 4 months of their research participation

• family plans to move from Detroit in the next 7 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity
• Pediatric Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Family-Based Weight Control
Families randomized to the intervention condition will receive a 4-month, 14-session behavioral weight control intervention targeting obesity reduction in preschoolers and caregivers. Within the program, 9 sessions will be group-based and held at WIC and 5 sessions will be individual visits (4 home-based and 1 at a food market where the family shops). The intervention includes teaching behavioral weight loss, child behavior management, and life skills (e.g., budgeting and time management ) via experiential learning to assist families with implementing diet and activity recommendations for pediatric and adult weight management.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Wayne State University	Detroit	Michigan

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Wayne State University	Michigan Department of Community Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Feasibility (attendance and attrition)	mean number of sessions attended and number of families who dropped out of the intervention	4-months
Primary	Perceived acceptability of the program at post-treatment as measured by semi-structured qualitative interviews	Semi-structured qualitative interviews will be conducted with a randomly selected subset of families completing the intervention (n=12) to determine whether the intervention met their needs.	4 months
Primary	Perceived acceptability of the program at follow-up	Semi-structured qualitative interviews will be conducted with a randomly selected subset of families completing the intervention (n=24) to determine whether intervention content facilitated sustained change.	7 months
Primary	Change in preschooler BMI z-score	based upon height and weight	baseline, 4 months, 7 months
Primary	Change in and caregiver BMI	based upon height and weight	baseline, 4 months, 7 months
Secondary	Change in preschooler diet	24-hour dietary recall	baseline, 4-months, 7-months
Secondary	Change in preschooler activity	accelerometry	baseline, 4-months, 7-months
Secondary	Change in caregiver diet	Block Brief Questionnaire	baseline, 4-months, 7-months
Secondary	Change in caregiver activity	Paffenbarger Activity Questionnaire	baseline, 4-months, 7-months
Secondary	Change in caregiver feeding	Child Feeding Questionnaire, Caregiver's Feeding Style Questionnaire	baseline, 4-months, 7-months
Secondary	Change in caregiver stress	Perceived Stress Scale	baseline, 4-months, 7-months
Secondary	Change in home food environment	observational measure of energy- and nutrient-dense foods in the home	baseline, 4-months, 7-months