Parents Together: Supporting Parents to Promote Healthy Behaviours in Children

NCT ID: NCT06389084

Last Updated: 2024-12-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The Parents Together trial aims to determine if the Parents Together program consisting of virtual parent group sessions and coaching calls, will result in better health outcomes for children. The program which is facilitated by a Public Health Nurse seeks to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviours, help build strong family relationships, and promote child development and mental health.

Detailed Description

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This study will determine whether an intervention combining group-based parenting skills training and public health nurse coaching calls with a focus on healthy eating behaviours and nutrition, activity and sleep, compared to regular health care will lead to improved eating behaviours, movement behaviours, health and mental health in children aged 2-5 years and their caregivers.

Healthy children will be identified through primary care practices participating in The Applied Reearch Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!). Families who participate in this study will be randomly assigned to one of the two study groups that will run for 6-months:

Group A: Receive 8 weeks of group parenting education sessions and up to 4 public health nurse coaching calls. Group B: Receive regular health care.

Conditions

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Child Eating Behaviours Child Nutrition Early Child Development Parenting

Keywords

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child eating behaviours child nutrition parenting early child development

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized control trial
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention/treatment

One or two caregivers of each enrolled child will attend an 8-week virtual parent/caregiver education program delivered by a Public Health Nurse. Additionally, the Public Health Nurse will deliver up to 4 individual coaching calls designed to address participant-identified goals related to the group content. The coaching calls will focus on helping to apply the messages and skills from the group sessions and making community connections.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parents Together parenting course

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

parenting course and coaching calls

Control

Participants randomized to the control group receive regular health care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Parents Together parenting course

parenting course and coaching calls

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Child enrolled in the The Applied Reearch Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) cohort study Family is able to participate in English

Exclusion Criteria

Children with a sibling already enrolled in the study Children with severe developmental delay or disability
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Hospital for Sick Children

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Catherine Birken

Senior Scientist, Staff Pediatrician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Catherine Birken, MD, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hospital for Sick Children

Locations

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St. Michaels Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Clinic

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Catherine Birken, MD, MSc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 416-813-7654

Email: [email protected]

Michelle Mitchell

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 416-525-5417

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Jonathon Maguire

Role: primary

Catherine Birken, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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179939

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id