Parent Mentors Using Positive Deviance in Childhood Obesity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Promotion of positive deviance behaviors; Behavioral: Promotion of healthy behaviors

• Registration Number: NCT02373670
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Brief Summary

A feasibility study randomizing participants (parents of children age 2-5 years old) to receive either education or a parent mentor with the aim of improving health behaviors and improving their body mass index z-score.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-02-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2016-01
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Status Verified: 2016-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2016-03-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• BMI z-score >2

Exclusion Criteria

• Medical conditions or receiving medications affecting weight

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Parent Mentor	Promotion of positive deviance behaviors	Parent mentors using positive deviance findings to promote healthy behaviors
Education	Promotion of healthy behaviors	Community health workers providing health education to promote healthy behaviors

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body mass index z-score	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States