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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
44 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-09-30
2016-12-31
Brief Summary
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To achieve this objective, we will conduct a randomized controlled trial of families with children aged 18 months- 5 years. Families will be randomized to 1 of 3 conditions: 1) Monthly emails with general health information (Attention Control), 2) Tailored weekly emails and 2 home visits with a health educator (Email +2), 3) Tailored weekly emails and 4 home visits (Email +4). The intervention will last 6 months, with follow-up at 12-months post-intervention (18 months from baseline). We will examine the impact of the intervention on the children's body composition, weight-related behaviours, and biomarkers of diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk.
We hypothesize that, compared to children in the Attention Control, children in the Email +2 and Email +4 conditions will achieve:
1. a smaller increase in adiposity (primary outcome), age- and gender-specific body mass index (BMI),over a 6-month intervention period.
2. higher frequency of family meals, child's sleep duration, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable intake and lower child's sugar-sweetened beverage intake, and sedentary behaviour over a 6-month intervention period. (secondary outcomes)
3. lower diastolic blood pressure, glycosylated hemoglobin, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, C-reactive protein, trans and saturated fats, and higher High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol over a 6-month intervention period.
We further hypothesize that there will be no significant difference in these outcomes between children in the conditions with 2 (Email +2) or 4 (Email +4) home visits.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control
Control- monthly mailed information on children's health
Control
Monthly emails on child health
Email and 4 Home Visits
Weekly emails and 4 home visits with a health educator
Emails and 4 Home Visits
Weekly emails and 4 home visits with health educator
Email and 2 Home Visits
Weekly emails and 2 home visits
Emails and 2 home visits
Weekly emails and 2 home visits with health educator
Interventions
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Emails and 4 Home Visits
Weekly emails and 4 home visits with health educator
Control
Monthly emails on child health
Emails and 2 home visits
Weekly emails and 2 home visits with health educator
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* live the Guelph area
* have a parent who can respond to questionnaires in English
Exclusion Criteria
* children with severe health conditions (such as severe cerebral palsy) that would prohibit them from participating in study activities
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Guelph
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jess Haines
Associate Professor
Locations
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Univeristy of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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References
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Krystia O, Ambrose T, Darlington G, Ma DWL, Buchholz AC, Haines J; Guelph Family Health Study. A randomized home-based childhood obesity prevention pilot intervention has favourable effects on parental body composition: preliminary evidence from the Guelph Family Health Study. BMC Obes. 2019 Mar 4;6:10. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0231-y. eCollection 2019.
Haines J, Douglas S, Mirotta JA, O'Kane C, Breau R, Walton K, Krystia O, Chamoun E, Annis A, Darlington GA, Buchholz AC, Duncan AM, Vallis LA, Spriet LL, Mutch DM, Brauer P, Allen-Vercoe E, Taveras EM, Ma DWL; Guelph Family Health Study. Guelph Family Health Study: pilot study of a home-based obesity prevention intervention. Can J Public Health. 2018 Aug;109(4):549-560. doi: 10.17269/s41997-018-0072-3. Epub 2018 Apr 25.
Other Identifiers
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14AP008
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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