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Parents Together: Supporting Parents to Promote Healthy Behaviours in Children
Led by The Hospital for Sick Children · Updated on 2024-12-18
128
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
39 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating whether the Parents Together program, which combines virtual group sessions for parents and coaching calls by a Public Health Nurse, can improve healthy eating habits, physical activity, sleep, and mental health in children aged 2 to 5 years and their caregivers. The study compares this intervention to regular health care to see its effects on child development and family well-being. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups for six months. One group will attend an 8-week online parent education program and receive up to four coaching calls focused on applying healthy lifestyle skills and building community connections. The other group will continue with regular health care without additional intervention. During the study, researchers will assess children's eating behaviors, dietary intake, physical activity, sleep patterns, social and emotional development, and physical measurements like body mass index and blood pressure. Families will be monitored at 6 months post-randomization to evaluate changes in parenting skills, family psychosocial health, and child development outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Parents Together: Supporting Parents to Promote Healthy Behaviours in Children
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Child enrolled in the The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) cohort study
- Family is able to participate in English
- Child is between 2 and 5 years old
You will not qualify if you...
- Children with a sibling already enrolled in the study
- Children with severe developmental delay or disability
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
Duration - 8 weeks
Participants in the intervention group attend an 8-week virtual parent/caregiver education program and receive up to 4 individual coaching calls with a Public Health Nurse focusing on parenting skills and healthy behaviours. Participants in the control group receive regular health care.
8 weekly group sessions and up to 4 coaching calls
Duration - 6 months post-randomization
Participants are followed for a total of 6 months post-randomization to assess child eating behaviours, physical activity, sleep, development, family psychosocial health, and other outcomes.
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
St. Michaels Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Clinic
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Research Team
C
Catherine Birken, MD, MSc
M
Michelle Mitchell
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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