iAmHealthy Parents First: A Televideo Parent and Child Obesity Program for Rural Families

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

480 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-23

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess whether providing a parent-only group program before providing a parent and child group program works better than the parent and child group program alone.

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Detailed Description

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The goal of this project is to determine if an adult intervention followed by a family-based program (iAmHealthy Parents First) will result in a larger percentage of weight loss in parents and children compared to solely a family-based program (iAmHealthy). Furthermore, the investigators aim to discover if administering iAmHealthy Parents First will improve dietary intake, physical activity, and weight-related quality of life among parents and children when compared to iAmHealthy. Parent/child dyads will be recruited from rural elementary schools, medical clinics, and organizations across Kansas and neighboring states.

Conditions

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Weight Loss Pediatric Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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iAmHealthy Parents First

iAmHealthy Parents First families will take part in a group program with other adults over Zoom. Children will not be involved during this time. Adults will participate in these group sessions weekly for three months. Each meeting will last approximately an hour. Fifteen dyads from each cohort will be randomized to the iAmHealthy Parents First group.

After 3 months, both iAmHealthy Parents First and iAmHealthy families will take part in an educational group program with parents and their children. These meetings will be focused on living healthy lifestyles and engaging in healthy habits as a family and will occur three weeks out of four for four months. There will be three additional family-based group sessions spread over the final two months of the program. iAmHealthy Parents First adults will continue to meet monthly during the family-based program (on weeks when the family-based group does not meet) to continue the adult program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

iAmHealthy Parents First

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

iAmHealthy Parents first is a 3-month adult obesity treatment program targeting the unique needs of adults with school-age children. Following the iAmHealthy Parents First program, these dyads will take part in a 6-month family-based healthy lifestyles program.

iAmHealthy

iAmHealthy families will receive an informational newsletter once a month for three months. This group will be given the flexibility to start their weight loss journey using self-guided methods. No formal group sessions will be provided for three months. Fifteen dyads from each cohort will be randomized to the iAmHealthy group.

After 3 months, both iAmHealthy Parents First and iAmHealthy families will take part in an educational group program with parents and their children. These meetings will be focused on living healthy lifestyles and engaging in healthy habits as a family and will occur three weeks out of four for four months. There will be three additional family-based group sessions spread over the final two months of the program.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

iAmHealthy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The iAmHealthy group will receive newsletters for three months. Following this period, these dyads will take part in a 6-month family-based healthy lifestyles program.

Interventions

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iAmHealthy Parents First

iAmHealthy Parents first is a 3-month adult obesity treatment program targeting the unique needs of adults with school-age children. Following the iAmHealthy Parents First program, these dyads will take part in a 6-month family-based healthy lifestyles program.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

iAmHealthy

The iAmHealthy group will receive newsletters for three months. Following this period, these dyads will take part in a 6-month family-based healthy lifestyles program.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Family lives in a rural area (city and/or county population \<20,000) or as defined by RUCA codes, Urban Influence Codes, amount of agricultural income, or individual commuting patterns
* Child BMI%ile ≥ 85th and parent BMI 25-50 kg/m2
* Child in 1st-5th grade or 6-11 years of age
* Child and parent speak English
* Family is available at times intervention is offered

Exclusion Criteria

* For parents: new MI, stroke or cancer diagnosis in past 6 months, recent bariatrics surgery (within 2 years) or planned within 1 year, pregnancy in last 6 months or planned within 1 year

Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No