Actively Recruiting
Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Led by University of California, Los Angeles · Updated on 2025-03-10
182
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
164 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of California, Los Angeles
Lead Sponsor
U
University of California, Merced
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Consumption of sweetened beverages, media-viewing, and physical activity patterns are often established during early childhood, and family-based obesity interventions show effectiveness in shaping healthy behaviors and weight outcomes for young children, including Latino children. Missing from these interventions, however, are methods to increase accessibility and dissemination to multiple family caregivers. The proposed work will use a randomized study design to evaluate the impact a family-based early childhood obesity intervention for Latino families that incorporates evidence-based strategies of in-person childhood obesity interventions, mobile phones, and leverages important determinants of Latino health (e.g. familism, language) in order to decrease ethnic disparities in childhood obesity and cardiovascular risk.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult caregivers who self-identify as Latino
- Caregivers of a 2- to 5-year-old child or grandchild who is overweight or obese (BMI > 85th percentile for age and sex)
- Caregivers who live with or care for the child at least 20 hours per week
- Caregivers who speak Spanish or English
- Caregivers able and willing to participate, as determined by assessment
- Caregivers who agree to complete baseline, 1-, 6-, and 12-month data collection
You will not qualify if you...
- Caregivers of children with medical conditions related to overweight, such as Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Caregivers of children currently taking weight loss medication
- Caregivers of children participating in a weight loss program
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Head Start
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90670
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Alma D Guerrero, MD, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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