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Obesity, ChildhoodNCT03330743

Parent Mentor Interventions for Early Childhood Obesity

A study testing Parent Mentor with Standard Education and Parent Mentor with Positive Deviance in people with Obesity, Childhood, run by Oregon Health and Science University at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to identify the most effective strategy for intervention to change behaviors and affect weight status in obese children 2-5 years of age within the context of early childhood education centers. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 to 5 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Obesity, Childhood
What is being tested?
Parent Mentor with Standard Education and Parent Mentor with Positive Deviance
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
188 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Jan 2018to 1 Sep 2020
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 2 to 5 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • 2-5 years of age child, Hispanic ethnicity, attends the Head Start facility

Who cannot join

  • any major medical disorder impairing growth or development

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • OHSU

    Portland, Oregon, 97229

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About this study

The purpose of this clinical trial is to identify the most effective strategy for intervention to change behaviors and affect weight status in obese children 2-5 years of age within the context of early childhood education centers.

Read the detailed description

The primary aim is to test an intervention to disseminate and promote the adoption of positive deviance behaviors among parents of obese Hispanic children using peer mentors. This trial will evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of this approach in reducing adiposity among a high-risk population of children.

Our central hypothesis is that children randomized to the intervention with a parent mentor using positive deviance methods with have a greater reduction in adiposity as measured by body mass index (BMI) compared with a parent mentor using traditional education or a control receiving usual education.

Being tested
Parent Mentor with Standard Education, Parent Mentor with Positive Deviance
Medical subject headings
Pediatric Obesity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Parent Mentor with Standard EducationBehavioural

    Parent mentors will provide coaching based on the current guidelines around diet and physical activity

  • Parent Mentor with Positive DevianceBehavioural

    Parent mentors will provide coaching based on findings from the positive deviance study

Study groups in NCT03330743
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Usual careNo interventionNot described
Parent MentorPlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Parent Mentor with Standard Education
Parent Mentor with Positive DevianceActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Parent Mentor with Positive Deviance

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. BMIz

    standardized BMI for age and sex

    Measured: 6 months post-enrollment

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Self-efficacy

    Parenting self-efficacy around specific topics

    Measured: 6 months post-enrollment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Nov 2017
  2. Study start1 Jan 2018
  3. Primary completion1 Sep 2020
  4. Study completion1 Sep 2020

Resources

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
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
188 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03330743
Sponsor's protocol ID
STUDY00017356
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
31 Oct 2017
Last updated
29 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Foster BA, Alvarez HO, Padilla T, Meyer JS. Longitudinal Examination of Hair Cortisol Concentrations and Weight Changes in Preschool-Aged Children of Latino Farmworkers. Child Obes. 2023 Sep;19(6):399-407. doi: 10.1089/chi.2022.0103. Epub 2022 Aug 24.

    PubMed 36036733
  • Foster BA, Weinstein K, Padilla T, Martinez C, Angeles-Ramos D. Growing Healthy Together: A Randomized Clinical Trial Using Parent Mentors for Early Childhood Obesity in Low-Income, Latino Families. Child Obes. 2022 Apr;18(3):168-177. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0165. Epub 2021 Oct 5.

    PubMed 34613828
  • Foster BA, Weinstein K, Shannon J. Growing Healthy Together: protocol for a randomized clinical trial using parent mentors for early childhood obesity intervention in a Latino community. Trials. 2019 Apr 25;20(1):235. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3342-3.

    PubMed 31023345

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Parent Mentor with Standard Education and Parent Mentor with Positive Deviance in people with Obesity, Childhood, run by Oregon Health and Science University 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 29 Apr 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

BMIz (time frame: 6 months post-enrollment). 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 NCT03330743, which also lists 3 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 29 Apr 2022.

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