Parents Together: Supporting Parents to Promote Healthy Behaviours in Children
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Child Eating Behaviours
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Enrollment
- 128
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Child eating behaviours
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The Parents Together trial aims to determine if the Parents Together program consisting of virtual parent group sessions and coaching calls, will result in better health outcomes for children. The program which is facilitated by a Public Health Nurse seeks to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviours, help build strong family relationships, and promote child development and mental health.
Detailed Description
This study will determine whether an intervention combining group-based parenting skills training and public health nurse coaching calls with a focus on healthy eating behaviours and nutrition, activity and sleep, compared to regular health care will lead to improved eating behaviours, movement behaviours, health and mental health in children aged 2-5 years and their caregivers. Healthy children will be identified through primary care practices participating in The Applied Reearch Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!). Families who participate in this study will be randomly assigned to one of the two study groups that will run for 6-months: Group A: Receive 8 weeks of group parenting education sessions and up to 4 public health nurse coaching calls. Group B: Receive regular health care.
Investigators
Catherine Birken
Senior Scientist, Staff Pediatrician
The Hospital for Sick Children
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Child enrolled in the The Applied Reearch Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) cohort study Family is able to participate in English
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children with a sibling already enrolled in the study Children with severe developmental delay or disability
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Child eating behaviours
Time Frame: 6 months post-randomization
Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ)
Secondary Outcomes
- Child development(6 months post-randomization)
- zBMI(6 months post-randomization)
- Physical activity(6 months post-randomization)
- Nutritional risk(6 months post-randomization)
- Social and emotional development(6 months post-randomization)
- Dietary intake and food environment(6 months post-randomization)
- sociodemographic, maternal and child characteristics(6 months post-randomization)
- Waist circumference(6 months post-randomization)
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, Sleep Duration(6 months post-randomization)
- Family psychosocial health(6 months post-randomization)
- Parenting(6 months post-randomization)
- Parenting sense of competence(6 months post-randomization)
- Blood pressure(6 months post-randomization)