A Community-based Study to Target Childhood Obesity

NCT ID: NCT02890056

Last Updated: 2019-06-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

207 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-09-30

Study Completion Date

2018-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a community-based behavioral intervention (H2GO!) on decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and promoting water consumption among school-aged youth and parents/caregivers. We hypothesize that participants in the intervention site will demonstrate reduced sugar-sweetened beverage intake intake and increased water intake compared to participants in the comparison site at 2 and 6 months follow-up.

Detailed Description

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This study aims to assess the efficacy of a community-based behavioral intervention (H2GO!) targeting sugar-sweetened beverage and water consumption among 108 parent-child pairs (N=216) through a site-randomized trial.

The study setting includes 2 Boys and Girls Club sites in Massachusetts, USA that were pair-matched for size and racial/ethnic composition. The Boys and Girls of America is a national organization that provides affordable after-school programs for a large population (\~4 million annually) of diverse youth (33% White, 30% Black, 23% Latino) from predominantly low socioeconomic backgrounds through over 4,000 club facilities across the U.S.

The H2GO! intervention was designed to address two behavioral targets: reducing the number of sugar-sweetened beverage servings consumed per day (recommended guideline of zero servings per day) and promoting water consumption (approximately 5-8 cups per day for youth participants and 8 cups per day for parental participants). Informed by the Social Cognitive Theory and the Social Ecological Model, the H2GO! Intervention was designed to target child and parent participants' knowledge, attitudes (self-efficacy, outcome expectations, perceived social norms) and behavioral capabilities related to sugar-sweetened beverage and water consumption.

The 6-week behavioral intervention consists of group-based weekly sessions (1-hour sessions twice a week) delivered by trained Boys and Girls Club program staff at the Boys and Girls Club site. Each intervention session consists of a 1-hour health module followed by a 1-hour narrative module. Topics of the health modules include: understanding the benefits of water, sampling different types of fruit-flavored water, identifying sugar-sweetened beverages, exploring the local grocery store, identifying barriers and facilitators to drinking water, and managing triggers for sugar-sweetened beverages. The narrative modules include intervention objectives and activities that reinforce knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors targeted in the previous health component.

Child participants will receive a reusable water bottle and a pictorial intervention booklet. Developed by the study principal investigator (PI) and research assistants, the brightly-colored booklet was culturally and linguistically-tailored to the study population and included intervention activity worksheets, parent-child take-home activities, fun facts and quizzes, and beverage consumption tracking sheets. Activity worksheets will be completed by participants during intervention sessions; and parent-child take-home activities will be completed following each session.

Study assessments will take place at baseline, 2 months, and 6 months.

Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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H2GO! intervention

H2GO! is a community-based behavioral intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and promote water intake among school-age youth and parents.The intervention consists of 6 weekly group-based sessions (1-hour sessions twice a week) that target beverage knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors through interactive activities, youth-produced narratives, and parent-child activities. The intervention is delivered through a youth-based community setting (Boys and Girls Clubs of America) by trained Boys and Girls Club staff.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

H2GO!

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Comparison

Usual care will take place at the comparison site (standard programming at the Boys and Girls Club comparison site).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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H2GO!

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ages 9-12 years
* current member at the Boys and Girls Club study site
* able to understand and communicate in English
* able and willing to provide consent
* parental/caregiver permission to participate


* ages 18+ years
* parent/caregiver to a Boys and Girls Club child member
* able to understand and communicate in English
* able and willing to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria

\- medical condition that limits ability to change beverage consumption behaviors


\- medical condition that limits ability to change beverage consumption behaviors
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Monica Li-Sha Wang

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Monica Wang, ScD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston University

Locations

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Boston University School of Pblic Health

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Wang ML, Otis M, Rosal MC, Griecci CF, Lemon SC. Reducing sugary drink intake through youth empowerment: results from a pilot-site randomized study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2019 Jul 30;16(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0819-0.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31362753 (View on PubMed)

Wang ML, Lemon SC, Clausen K, Whyte J, Rosal MC. Design and methods for a community-based intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among youth: H2GO! study. BMC Public Health. 2016 Nov 9;16(1):1150. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3803-5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27829397 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1K01DK102447

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

H-34445

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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