Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids UK: delivering a culturally adapted lifestyle programme to a multi-ethnic populatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16724454
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham

Brief Summary

2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31826896/ results (added 12/12/2019) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32119233/ (added 28/02/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-01-20
• Study Completion: 2018-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 11 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

1. Obese men who are fathers/step-fathers/male role models (e.g. grandfather, uncle) of primary school aged children (4-11 years)
2. Men must be aged between 18-65 years with a BMI of 30-40kg/m2 (27.5-40kg/m2 for MEGs) and want to lose weight
3. Fathers may be co-resident or not resident with their children

Exclusion Criteria

1. Fathers who suffer with angina or other cardiovascular disease, orthopaedic or joint problems that would be a barrier to vigorous physical activity
2. Fathers who have had a weight loss of 3kg or 7lbs in the last 3 months
3. Fathers who have answered a positive response to any question in the physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q)
4. A father, who is diabetic requiring treatment with insulin, who does not sign a health commitment statement taking personal responsibility for their condition and ability to self-manage their diabetes with increased exercise

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility outcomes:<br>1. Recruitment rate is measured using patient demographic data on reply slip at baseline<br>2. Attendance rate is measured using patient demographic data on attendance sheet at each week of intervention<br>3. Attrition rate is measured using patient demographic data on attendance sheets and questionnaires at the end of intervention and follow up<br>4. Acceptability of delivering the adapted intervention programme to a multi-ethnic population is measured using qualitative methods (interviews and observations) during and after intervention up to 6 month follow-up