Preventing Childhood Obesity Through a Mindfulness-Based Parent Stress Intervention

NCT ID: NCT03950453

Last Updated: 2024-02-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

246 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-11

Study Completion Date

2024-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study will examine the mediator/moderator variables that affect efficacy of a parent stress intervention with nutrition education (PMH+N: parenting mindfully for health) vs. Control intervention with nutrition education (CTL+N) on parent stress, parenting, health behaviors and child obesity risk. A non-randomized historical control group will also be assessed during the intervention and follow-up periods throughout to obtain outcome assessment without any interventions being provided.

Detailed Description

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This is a 5-year interdisciplinary project to assess a 12-week Parenting Mindfully for Health (PMH) + nutrition counseling (N) versus contact control intervention (C) + nutrition counseling (N), to examine short-term and long term enduring effects of PMH+N to promote healthy eating and physical activity in parent and child, and prevent childhood obesity risk in 2-5 year olds, via changes in parent stress and parenting. A non-randomized historical control group will also be assessed during the intervention and follow-up periods throughout to obtain outcome assessment without any interventions being provided.

Conditions

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Child Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

cohort study
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors
participant and outcomes assessor

Study Groups

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Parenting Mindfully for Health Nutrition (PMH)

Parenting Mindfully for Health (PMH) + nutrition and physical activity counseling to promote healthy eating and physical activity in parent and child.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parenting Mindfully for Health Nutrition (PMH)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

PMH will include included the following components:

1. mindfulness strategies as outlined in the MBSR manual,
2. mindful parenting concepts,
3. mindful eating and awareness of family choices;
4. self and child monitoring of food intake, PA and emotional reactivity;
5. utilizing mindfulness for emotion regulation and distress tolerance,
6. behavioral strategies of goal setting and implementing increasing frequency of healthy food intake and physical activity (PA)

Contact Control Nutrition (C+N)

Contact control intervention (C) + nutrition and physical activity counseling (N).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Contact Control Nutrition (C+N)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Contact Control Group where parents engage in a quiet, relaxing, but stimulating activity and also nutrition counseling.

Historical Control (WLC) non-randomized

Non-randomized, historical control group with only assessments during intervention and follow-up period.

Group Type OTHER

Non-randomized historical control (WLC) assessment only

Intervention Type OTHER

Non-randomized, historical control group with only assessments during intervention and follow-up period.

Interventions

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Parenting Mindfully for Health Nutrition (PMH)

PMH will include included the following components:

1. mindfulness strategies as outlined in the MBSR manual,
2. mindful parenting concepts,
3. mindful eating and awareness of family choices;
4. self and child monitoring of food intake, PA and emotional reactivity;
5. utilizing mindfulness for emotion regulation and distress tolerance,
6. behavioral strategies of goal setting and implementing increasing frequency of healthy food intake and physical activity (PA)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Contact Control Nutrition (C+N)

Contact Control Group where parents engage in a quiet, relaxing, but stimulating activity and also nutrition counseling.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Non-randomized historical control (WLC) assessment only

Non-randomized, historical control group with only assessments during intervention and follow-up period.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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assessment only group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Family with a child between 2-5 years
* BMI of parent ≥30kg/m2
* Parents aged 18 yrs or older
* High parent stress (PSS mean score ≥25)
* Low income family as determined by HHS Poverty Guidelines

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of mental retardation, autism or other pervasive developmental disorder for child;
* Current serious psychiatric or medical disorder requiring immediate treatment, including active alcohol or substance use disorders (confirmed by urine toxicology screening and history), psychotic illnesses, suicidal ideation, untreated diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancers or any other active current illnesses that preclude study participation for child or parent;
* Inadequate English proficiency to complete questionnaires.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 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

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rajita Sinha

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Locations

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The Yale Stress Center: Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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1R01DK117651-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

2000023271

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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