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Reducing obesity in pre-school children: Implementation and Effectiveness of the HENRY Programme, Luton, UK

Completed
Conditions
Childhood obesity
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Obesity
Registration Number
ISRCTN62454430
Lead Sponsor
Institute for Health Research
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

1. Parents/carers with children under 5 years
2. HENRY trained practitioners/Family Support Workers
3. HENRY operational and project leads
4. Local Authority commissioners

Exclusion Criteria

1. Persons with no experience of HENRY
2. Persons with no experience of working in the early years sector

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-reported measures pre and post HENRY (8 weeks) and 12 weeks post Programme:<br>1. Parenting skills (self rated confidence; cooperation and setting limits)<br>2. Emotional well-being (stress levels)<br>3. Healthy lifestyle (types of activity, screen time)<br>4. Healthy eating (eating patterns, cooking)<br>5. Increased activity (duration)<br>6. Parent attendance, documented over the 8 week duration of the course and reasons for absence (family issues, illness, change of job, uncomfortable with course or faciliator etc.) coded where possible<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. What went well, less well, what they would do differently, group dynamics, any parents appearing uncomfortable, reviewed by Group Facilitators each session<br>2. Overall impressions of HENRY including changes observed in parents and any challenges identified, reviewed by facilitators at the end of the Programme<br>3. Parents' level of enjoyment rated on a likert scale and further comments, collected using an anonymous appraisal at the end of the Programme
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