Parent Mentor Interventions for Early Childhood Obesity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity, Childhood

• Registration Number: NCT03330743
• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-31
• Study First Posted: 2017-11-06
• Study Start: 2018-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-01
• Study Completion: 2020-09-01
• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 188

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
BMIz	6 months post-enrollment	standardized BMI for age and sex

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy	6 months post-enrollment	Parenting self-efficacy around specific topics

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

OHSU; 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States