DiabetesHEALTHNCT01567033
Healthy Eating and Active Living Taught at Home
A study testing PAT Curriculum + Health Information in people with Diabetes and Obesity, run by Washington University School of Medicine at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate two different Parents as Teachers curriculums taught by parent educators, during home visits. The control curriculum includes only the standard PAT lessons; the intervention curriculum includes the standard PAT lessons plus additional information about how families can… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 45 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- What is being tested?
- PAT Curriculum + Health Information
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 460 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 26 Apr 2012to 31 May 2016
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 45 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- female, obese (BMI 30 -45 kg/m2),have at least one overweight or obese preschool child (>60th percentile) living in the home, plan to continue in the PAT program for two years, and able to give informed consent to participate in HEALTH.
Who cannot join
- current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant in the next 24 months, inability to speak English, current enrollment in any weight loss program, a diagnosis and/or undergoing treatment for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or eating disorders, or inability to exercise or engage in a walking program.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Translating a Weight Loss Intervention Through a National Home Visiting Program
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate two different Parents as Teachers curriculums taught by parent educators, during home visits. The control curriculum includes only the standard PAT lessons; the intervention curriculum includes the standard PAT lessons plus additional information about how families can live healthy and active lives while reaching a healthy weight. The investigators hypothesize the intervention lessons will change the way people eat and/or their activity level.
Read the detailed description
The primary aim is to test Healthy Eating \& Active Living Taught at Home (HEALTH), which adapts and integrates the Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle intervention within Parents As Teachers (PAT), a national home visiting program on which many high needs populations rely for parent-child information and services. Specific aims 1 and 2 will evaluate the impact of HEALTH on lifestyle behaviors and weight of obese mothers and their overweight/obese preschool child across multiple PAT regions. Specific aims 3 and 4 will address elements of external validity through evaluation of factors that impact the uptake of HEALTH within the PAT organization.
Specific aim 1. Using a group randomized, nested cohort design, evaluate the impact of HEALTH on obese women (BMI 30-45 kg/m2; age 18-45 y old) randomized to either control regions receiving the standard PAT program, or intervention regions receiving HEALTH.
Hypothesis 1.1 The primary hypothesis is at the conclusion of the study, when compared to the control group, participants in HEALTH will achieve a 7% weight loss at 12 months and maintain a 5% weight loss at 24 months, which will be at least two-fold greater than that achieved in the control group.
The secondary hypotheses are that at the conclusion of the study, when compared to the control group, participants in HEALTH will significantly:
Hypothesis 1.2 Improve clinical outcomes of waist circumference and systolic and diastolic blood pressure; Hypothesis 1.3 Improve knowledge of evidence-based lifestyle behaviors and quality of life; Hypothesis 1.4 Decrease caloric intake Hypothesis 1.5 Increase moderate intensity walking.
Specific aim 2. The secondary aim is to determine whether improvements in 'mother to child' behaviors of HEALTH participants will explain all or part of changes in the weight trajectory of the participant's overweight (>85th percentile) or obese (>95th percentile) preschool child. The hypotheses are that at the conclusion of the study, when compared to the control group:
Hypothesis 2.1 There will be a significantly greater proportion of participants in the HEALTH group who improve child feeding practices with their preschool child; Hypothesis 2.2 There will be a significantly greater proportion of preschool children in the HEALTH group who maintain or reduce their weight as measured by BMI Z-score.
Specific aim 3. The aim is to assess and provide information on the external validity of HEALTH to enhance research translation (e.g. reach and representativeness, program implementation or adaptation, decision making outcomes, and maintenance or institutionalization).
Question 3.1 Are HEALTH adopters representative of control PAT participants and parent educators? Question 3.2 Are HEALTH parent educators effectively trained to deliver the intervention? Question 3.3 Is HEALTH implemented as designed or adapted for content, consistency, or intensity? Question 3.4 Is HEALTH maintained as an institutionalized component of PAT practice? Specific aim 4. The aim is to determine the cost-utility of HEALTH in decreasing obesity and risk for diabetes from two perspectives: the service provider and state health agencies.
Question 4.1 Is the implementation and maintenance of HEALTH effective from a cost-utility perspective for the participants enrolled in the program and the agencies considering implementing these programs? Question 4.2 Is HEALTH effective in improving health quality, from the perspective of state agencies considering funding decisions for this and similar programs?
- Being tested
- PAT Curriculum + Health Information
- Keywords
- Diabetes, Obesity, Home visiting
- Medical subject headings
- Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
PAT Curriculum + Health InformationBehavioural
Participants in the intervention group will receive the standard PAT curriculum plus information about healthy eating and an active lifestyle. This curriculum will be taught during up to 36 home visits in two years. Months 1-3 the visits are weekly; months 4-6 visits are biweekly; months 7-24 visits are monthly
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Intervention participants received HEALTH, which embedded a lifestyle intervention derived from DPP within the standard PAT curriculum Receives: Behavioral: PAT Curriculum + Health Information |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Body Mass Index
Body mass index (BMI) will be used to classify participants as "obese". The investigators will calculate the BMI from weight and height measurements. Participants weight measurement will be obtained using a calibrated scale placed on a solid flat surface. The screener will record the weight in pounds. Height measurement will be the maximum vertical height measured using a stadiometer on a solid flat surface with a fixed vertical backboard and an adjustable headpiece or an approved portable stadiometer on a solid flat surface with an adjustable headpiece.
Measured: Change in BMI from baseline to 24 months
Secondary outcomes (3)
Waist Circumference
Waist circumference will be used to estimate abdominal adiposity which is associated with risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Measured: Change in waist circumference from baseline to 24 months
Blood Pressure
In accordance with American Heart Association guidelines, we will follow the recommendations and protocol for blood pressure measurement.
Measured: Change in blood pressure from baseline to 24 months
Survey
Survey includes: dietary screener, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, SF-12 to assess quality of life, a knowledge test to reflect the HEALTH intervention, questions asking about lifestyle patterns, environmental questions, sleep, Preschooler Feeding Questionnaire
Measured: Changes in surveys from baseline to 24 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Mar 2012 (estimated)
- Study start26 Apr 2012
- Primary completion31 May 2016
- Study completion31 May 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for DiabetesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Washington University School of MedicineThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 460 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Debra Haire Joshu, PhD, Principal investigator, Washington University School of Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01567033
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 201103147
- Acronym
- HEALTH
- Status last verified
- Feb 2022
- First submitted
- 14 Mar 2012
- Last updated
- 14 Feb 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Tabak RG, Morshed AB, Schwarz CD, Haire-Joshu D. Impact of a Healthy Weight Intervention Embedded Within a National Home Visiting Program on the Home Food Environment. Front Public Health. 2018 Jun 26;6:178. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00178. eCollection 2018.
PubMed 29998092Haire-Joshu D, Schwarz CD, Steger-May K, Lapka C, Schechtman K, Brownson RC, Tabak RG. A Randomized Trial of Weight Change in a National Home Visiting Program. Am J Prev Med. 2018 Mar;54(3):341-351. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.12.012.
PubMed 29455756
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Feb 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Translating a Weight Loss Intervention Through a National Home Visiting Program
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01567033
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HEALTH / 201103147
- Keywords
- Diabetes, Obesity, Home visiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 460 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Washington University School of MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 26 Apr 2012 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 May 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 May 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 Mar 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate two different Parents as Teachers curriculums taught by parent educators, during home visits. The control curriculum includes only the standard PAT lessons; the intervention curriculum includes the standard PAT lessons plus additional information about how families can live healthy and active lives while reaching a healthy weight. The investigators hypothesize the intervention lessons will change the way people eat and/or their activity level.
Detailed description
The primary aim is to test Healthy Eating \& Active Living Taught at Home (HEALTH), which adapts and integrates the Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle intervention within Parents As Teachers (PAT), a national home visiting program on which many high needs populations rely for parent-child information and services. Specific aims 1 and 2 will evaluate the impact of HEALTH on lifestyle behaviors and weight of obese mothers and their overweight/obese preschool child across multiple PAT regions. Specific aims 3 and 4 will address elements of external validity through evaluation of factors that impact the uptake of HEALTH within the PAT organization.
Specific aim 1. Using a group randomized, nested cohort design, evaluate the impact of HEALTH on obese women (BMI 30-45 kg/m2; age 18-45 y old) randomized to either control regions receiving the standard PAT program, or intervention regions receiving HEALTH.
Hypothesis 1.1 The primary hypothesis is at the conclusion of the study, when compared to the control group, participants in HEALTH will achieve a 7% weight loss at 12 months and maintain a 5% weight loss at 24 months, which will be at least two-fold greater than that achieved in the control group.
The secondary hypotheses are that at the conclusion of the study, when compared to the control group, participants in HEALTH will significantly:
Hypothesis 1.2 Improve clinical outcomes of waist circumference and systolic and diastolic blood pressure; Hypothesis 1.3 Improve knowledge of evidence-based lifestyle behaviors and quality of life; Hypothesis 1.4 Decrease caloric intake Hypothesis 1.5 Increase moderate intensity walking.
Specific aim 2. The secondary aim is to determine whether improvements in 'mother to child' behaviors of HEALTH participants will explain all or part of changes in the weight trajectory of the participant's overweight (>85th percentile) or obese (>95th percentile) preschool child. The hypotheses are that at the conclusion of the study, when compared to the control group:
Hypothesis 2.1 There will be a significantly greater proportion of participants in the HEALTH group who improve child feeding practices with their preschool child; Hypothesis 2.2 There will be a significantly greater proportion of preschool children in the HEALTH group who maintain or reduce their weight as measured by BMI Z-score.
Specific aim 3. The aim is to assess and provide information on the external validity of HEALTH to enhance research translation (e.g. reach and representativeness, program implementation or adaptation, decision making outcomes, and maintenance or institutionalization).
Question 3.1 Are HEALTH adopters representative of control PAT participants and parent educators? Question 3.2 Are HEALTH parent educators effectively trained to deliver the intervention? Question 3.3 Is HEALTH implemented as designed or adapted for content, consistency, or intensity? Question 3.4 Is HEALTH maintained as an institutionalized component of PAT practice? Specific aim 4. The aim is to determine the cost-utility of HEALTH in decreasing obesity and risk for diabetes from two perspectives: the service provider and state health agencies.
Question 4.1 Is the implementation and maintenance of HEALTH effective from a cost-utility perspective for the participants enrolled in the program and the agencies considering implementing these programs? Question 4.2 Is HEALTH effective in improving health quality, from the perspective of state agencies considering funding decisions for this and similar programs?
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: PAT Curriculum + Health InformationIntervention participants received HEALTH, which embedded a lifestyle intervention derived from DPP within the standard PAT curriculum |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 45 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- female, obese (BMI 30 -45 kg/m2),have at least one overweight or obese preschool child (>60th percentile) living in the home, plan to continue in the PAT program for two years, and able to give informed consent to participate in HEALTH.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant in the next 24 months, inability to speak English, current enrollment in any weight loss program, a diagnosis and/or undergoing treatment for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or eating disorders, or inability to exercise or engage in a walking program.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| PAT Curriculum + Health InformationParticipants in the intervention group will receive the standard PAT curriculum plus information about healthy eating and an active lifestyle. This curriculum will be taught during up to 36 home visits in two years. Months 1-3 the visits are weekly; months 4-6 visits are biweekly; months 7-24 visits are monthly | Behavioural | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Body Mass Index
Time frame: Change in BMI from baseline to 24 months
Body mass index (BMI) will be used to classify participants as "obese". The investigators will calculate the BMI from weight and height measurements. Participants weight measurement will be obtained using a calibrated scale placed on a solid flat surface. The screener will record the weight in pounds. Height measurement will be the maximum vertical height measured using a stadiometer on a solid flat surface with a fixed vertical backboard and an adjustable headpiece or an approved portable stadiometer on a solid flat surface with an adjustable headpiece.
3 secondary outcomes
Waist Circumference
Time frame: Change in waist circumference from baseline to 24 months
Blood Pressure
Time frame: Change in blood pressure from baseline to 24 months
Survey
Time frame: Changes in surveys from baseline to 24 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Feb 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29998092Tabak RG, Morshed AB, Schwarz CD, Haire-Joshu D. Impact of a Healthy Weight Intervention Embedded Within a National Home Visiting Program on the Home Food Environment. Front Public Health. 2018 Jun 26;6:178. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00178. eCollection 2018.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29455756Haire-Joshu D, Schwarz CD, Steger-May K, Lapka C, Schechtman K, Brownson RC, Tabak RG. A Randomized Trial of Weight Change in a National Home Visiting Program. Am J Prev Med. 2018 Mar;54(3):341-351. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.12.012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Debra Haire Joshu, PhD principal investigator
Washington University School of Medicine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing PAT Curriculum + Health Information in people with Diabetes and Obesity, run by Washington University School of Medicine at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Feb 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Body Mass Index (time frame: Change in BMI from baseline to 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01567033, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Feb 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.