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NCT02373670CompletedNot Applicable

Parent Mentors Using Positive Deviance in Childhood Obesity

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2015Last updated:
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Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Body mass index z-score
Study OverviewStudy DesignEligibility CriteriaArms & InterventionsOutcomesInvestigatorsSitesRecords & IdentifiersSimilar Trials

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
2 Years to 5 Years (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •BMI z-score >2

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Medical conditions or receiving medications affecting weight

Arms & Interventions

Parent Mentor

Experimental

Parent mentors using positive deviance findings to promote healthy behaviors

Intervention: Promotion of positive deviance behaviors (Behavioral)

Education

Active Comparator

Community health workers providing health education to promote healthy behaviors

Intervention: Promotion of healthy behaviors (Behavioral)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body mass index z-score

Time Frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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