The Effect of Three Different Dietary Messages on Dietary Intake and Health in Families
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Registration Number
- NCT01510678
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Brief Summary
Examine the effect of three different dietary messages on dietary intake and the health of parents and their children.
- Detailed Description
The goal of this pilot study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial examining three dietary messages: increase fruits and vegetables \[INCREASE\], decrease energy-dense, non-nutrient dense snack foods \[DECREASE\], or increase fruits and vegetables plus decrease snack foods \[INCREASE+DECREASE\], within a 6-month, family-based obesity prevention intervention. Each condition will also focus on increasing family evening meals and physical activity. Primary hypotheses are: 1) INCREASE + DECREASE will consume a greater ratio of F\&Vs:SFs than INCREASE and DECREASE at 6 months.
2)INCREASE + DECREASE will consume less energy than INCREASE and DECREASE at 6 months.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
- Children between ages 6-12 years
- BMI percentile > 5th and < 85th percentile for age and sex
- Have a parent aged > 21 years with a BMI > 25
- Have an overweight/obese parent willing to attend intervention meetings
- Parent and child speak and read English
- Not moving out of the metropolitan area during the course of the investigation
- Reporting that the child and parent planning to participate have dietary restrictions related to fruit and vegetable intake
- Physical activity restrictions
- A parent reporting that she is pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or currently breastfeeding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Dietary intake baseline and 6 months Changes in F\&Vs, SFs, energy density, overall energy, and percent energy from fat intake, will be assessed by a three-day food record (two weekdays, one weekend day).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Eating Pathology baseline and 6 months Kids eating disorder survey and eating in the absence of hunger survey
Change in Physical Activity baseline and 6 months Previous day physical activity recall- looks at 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day. For parents and children to complete
Change in Parent Feeding Styles baseline and 6 months Includes 7 topics: perceived responsibility, perceived parent weight, perceived child weight, concern about child weight, restriction, pressure to eat, and monitoring.
Change in Obesogenic Home Food Availability baseline and 6 months self-report on foods that are available in the home.
Change in Anthropometrics baseline and 6 months child and parent height, weight, BMI, and z-BMI
Change in Parenting Styles baseline and 6 months Assesses practices associated with different parenting styles
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
The University of Tennessee
🇺🇸Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Healthy Eating and Activity Laboratory, University of Tennessee
🇺🇸Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
The University of Tennessee🇺🇸Knoxville, Tennessee, United States