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Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This study will evaluate the effects of two different approaches to support healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines: A parent leader-guided online program that promotes parent and child self-regulation as a means to improve healthy family routines versus an asynchronous program that provides parents information about healthy family routines. Families will be randomly assigned to either of these programs and changes in parent and child outcomes will be evaluated.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Parents must be the legal and custodial guardian of a 2 through 5-year-old child - Parents must report that their child is eligible for public health insurance - Parents must be able to complete the study activities in English - Parents must be able to complete study activities at a study location or at home, and online/via Zoom. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: \- Children must not have serious medical problems that affect weight, sleep, activity, or eating. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Parents must be the legal and custodial guardian of a 2 through 5-year-old child * Parents must report that their child is eligible for public health insurance * Parents must be able to complete the study activities in English * Parents must be able to complete study activities at a study location or at home, and online/via Zoom. Exclusion Criteria: \- Children must not have serious medical problems that affect weight, sleep, activity, or eating.

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Online program

Families in Balance Online is a 6-week online program that includes 6 weekly group discussions and 3 individual support sessions, all held over Zoom. Program activities will focus on improving parent and child self-regulation as a means to encourage healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines. Participants will engage in in person and online data collection activities to understand whether the program is impactful.

BEHAVIORAL

Control Condition

Families in Balance is an asynchronous program in which participants will be sent materials weekly over 6 weeks to encourage healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines. Participants will engage in in person and online data collection activities to understand whether the program is impactful.

Locations (1)

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States