Healthy Weight at Home: A Pilot Weight Loss Program for Parents of Children With a Disability

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight and Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: weight loss strategies; Behavioral: weight loss coaching sessions and email support

• Registration Number: NCT04697225
• Lead Sponsor: Towson University

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to design, implement, and pilot a lifestyle-based, 12-week, weight loss program for parents of children with a disability. This weight loss program supports weight loss among parents. It is a first step towards a parent-only approach to promote healthier weight among children with a disability.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-22
• Study Start: 2021-01-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-06
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-31
• Study Completion: 2022-11-30
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

Parent

• age ≥18
• English speaking
• completion of screening and baseline data collection
• BMI ≥ 25 and weight < 300lbs (weight limit due to scale limitations)
• willing to lose weight through physical activity, weight tracking and decreased caloric intake
• willing to make changes at home to facilitate a healthy weight
• willing to complete 12 weekly weight loss video coaching sessions (20 minutes/session)
• willing to use Skype, FaceTime, Zoom, or WebEx for regular intervention contact
• Internet/ cellular plan that is sufficient for weekly program video conferencing
• willing to use the study scale with cellular technology to report weights at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks.
• willing to use the study scale with cellular technology at least weekly during the study (12 weeks)
• completion of screening and baseline data collection

Child

• age 8-18
• has a disability
• assent is required if the child is capable and willing to have height and weight taken by the parent at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

• parent or child: previously diagnosed eating disorder, or treatment for an eating disorder
• parent: currently pregnant or plan to get pregnant in the next 6 months
• parent: planned weight loss surgery or procedure in the next 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
weight loss program	weight loss coaching sessions and email support	-
weight loss program	weight loss strategies	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight change among the parents at week 12	baseline and 12 weeks	Examine weight change (12 week - baseline) in kilograms (kg) among the parents in the 12-week weight loss program.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence with the scheduled weekly coaching calls	baseline to 12 weeks	Examine the parent's adherence with the weekly coaching sessions using descriptive statistics, including percent, of coaching sessions attended.
Weight change among the parents at week 24	baseline and 24 weeks	Examine weight change in kg (24 week - baseline) among the parents 12 weeks after the end of the weight loss program.
Change in BMI z-score among the children	baseline, 12, and 24 weeks	Examine changes (12 week - baseline and 24 week - baseline) in BMI-z score among the children.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Towson University; 🇺🇸 Towson, Maryland, United States