RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL

Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity

A Hybrid Mobile Phone Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity

About This Trial

Consumption of sweetened beverages, media-viewing, and physical activity patterns are often established during early childhood, and family-based obesity interventions show effectiveness in shaping healthy behaviors and weight outcomes for young children, including Latino children. Missing from these interventions, however, are methods to increase accessibility and dissemination to multiple family caregivers. The proposed work will use a randomized study design to evaluate the impact a family-based early childhood obesity intervention for Latino families that incorporates evidence-based strategies of in-person childhood obesity interventions, mobile phones, and leverages important determinants of Latino health (e.g. familism, language) in order to decrease ethnic disparities in childhood obesity and cardiovascular risk.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: Adult caregivers of a young child who: - self-identify as an individual of Latino descent - have a 2- to 5-year-old child/grandchild who is overweight or obese, defined as having a BMI\>85% for age and sex - lives with or cares for the child at least 20 hours per week (the relationship does not have to be biological - speaks Spanish or English - ability and willingness to participate in the intervention (determined with a Subject Comprehension and Participation Assessment Tool) - agrees to complete baseline, 1-, 6-, 12-month post-intervention data collection protocols Who Should NOT Join This Trial: Caregivers of a child with: - medical conditions related to overweight status such as Prader-Willi Syndrome - taking weight loss medication - participating in a weight loss program. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: Adult caregivers of a young child who: * self-identify as an individual of Latino descent * have a 2- to 5-year-old child/grandchild who is overweight or obese, defined as having a BMI\>85% for age and sex * lives with or cares for the child at least 20 hours per week (the relationship does not have to be biological * speaks Spanish or English * ability and willingness to participate in the intervention (determined with a Subject Comprehension and Participation Assessment Tool) * agrees to complete baseline, 1-, 6-, 12-month post-intervention data collection protocols Exclusion Criteria: Caregivers of a child with: * medical conditions related to overweight status such as Prader-Willi Syndrome * taking weight loss medication * participating in a weight loss program.

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Family-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention

The study will focus on the effectiveness of a community- and family-based intervention that will involve multiple family caregivers. The intervention will include in-person and mobile phone components focusing on Latino caregivers of young children, to support evidence-based and age appropriate dietary, media-viewing, and physical activity practices among 2- to 5-year old children.

Locations (1)

Head Start

Los Angeles, California, United States