A Nutrition and Parenting Program for Fathers and Their Pre-school Age Children

NCT ID: NCT03071419

Last Updated: 2019-06-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2019-04-30

Brief Summary

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This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and impact of a father-focused childhood obesity prevention program on paternal food-related parenting practices, mealtime behaviors and father/child nutrition and physical activity behaviors. Half of participants (low-income father and child dyads) will receive an intervention immediately while the other half of participants will serve as a wait-list control group and receive the intervention at a later date.

Detailed Description

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All participants (low-income father and child dyads) will receive an 8 session (2 hours/session) (DAD) including community-based, hands-on, nutrition and parent education intervention with between-session technology enhancements. Dyads will be randomly assigned within groups of 10 to DAD or a wait-list control group (DELAY). Assessments will be conducted at pre, post and 1 month post including a subset of data from cohabiting mothers to assess moderating influences on outcomes.

Conditions

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Pediatric Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers
The interventionists will not be aware of whether participants are in the intervention or wait-list control group.

Study Groups

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Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

Participants (n=30, father/child dyads in groups of 10) will receive an 8 session (2 hours/session) community-based intervention including nutrition and parent education with between-session technology enhancements.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The proposed intervention will evaluate and explore the unique influences that low-income fathers have on their preschool age children's obesogenic behaviors and obesity risk.

Wait-list Control

Participants (n=30, father/child dyads in groups of 10) will serve as a wait-list control group and receive the same Nutrition and Parenting Intervention after completing pre and post assessments several weeks apart.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The proposed intervention will evaluate and explore the unique influences that low-income fathers have on their preschool age children's obesogenic behaviors and obesity risk.

Interventions

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Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

The proposed intervention will evaluate and explore the unique influences that low-income fathers have on their preschool age children's obesogenic behaviors and obesity risk.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* "Father" eligible for a federal food assistance or related program (e.g. SNAP) or living in an area with \>30% poverty
* Having at least one preschool age child (ages 3-5 years old)
* At least 18 years of age and able to speak English

Exclusion Criteria

* No presence or interaction with child during meal or snack times.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Connecticut

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Amy Mobley

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Amy R Mobley, PhD, RD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Connecticut

Locations

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Hockanum School, Head Start Program

East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Manchester Preschool Center

Manchester, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Mobley AR, Gans KM, Adamsons K, Huedo-Medina TB. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Father-Focused Childhood Obesity Prevention Program for Low-Income Families with Preschool-Age Children. Child Obes. 2023 Jan;19(1):13-24. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0225. Epub 2022 Mar 11.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35275734 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1R21HD087817-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

H15-338

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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