Coaching and education for parents with overweight/obesity and their children

Coaching and/or education intervention for parents with overweight/obesity and their children: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN69091372

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-09-24

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-09-27

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Conditions

Overweight/obese parents and their children (ages 2.5-10 years) of any weight. Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Overweight/obesity

Interventions

50 parent-child pairs will be randomly assigned, using a 1:1 ratio, to either the intervention group or control group. A computerized program will be used to determine participant assignment. As parti

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Parents or guardians 2. BMI of > 25 kg/m² 3. Live with their child for at least 5 days of the week 4. Have a child aged 2.5-10 years 5. Speak English 6. Comfortable using a computer for data collection 7. Live in Middlesex County If there are two parents and two children in a family who meet our inclusion criteria, they will be permitted to participate as two separate dyads.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following will be assessed at the baseline, 6 weeks into the intervention, post-intervention (3 months) and 6 months post-intervention: 1. Physical activity, assessed using: 1.1. 7 day pedometer-determined step count of parent and child (participants will be sent a log to track the end-of-day step count for each day the pedometer is worn, to be filled out for themselves and their child) 1.2. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) 2. Dietary intake, assessed via 24 hour food recall of parent and child with a 24 Multi-Pass Recall for parent and child 3. Parent perspectives on changes in their and their child's physical activity and nutrition behaviours, assessed via in-person interview 4. Parent motivation to engage in healthy behaviours, assessed using the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) Adult participants will be asked to provide information about their demographics at the baseline.	—

Measure

Time frame

The following will be assessed at the baseline, 6 weeks into the intervention, post-intervention (3 months) and 6 months post-intervention: 1. Physical activity, assessed using: 1.1. 7 day pedometer-determined step count of parent and child (participants will be sent a log to track the end-of-day step count for each day the pedometer is worn, to be filled out for themselves and their child) 1.2. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) 2. Dietary intake, assessed via 24 hour food recall of parent and child with a 24 Multi-Pass Recall for parent and child 3. Parent perspectives on changes in their and their child's physical activity and nutrition behaviours, assessed via in-person interview 4. Parent motivation to engage in healthy behaviours, assessed using the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) Adult participants will be asked to provide information about their demographics at the baseline.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following will be assessed at the baseline, 6 weeks into the intervention, post-intervention (3 months) and 6 months post-intervention and completed only by the parent: 1. BMI, assessed by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared (kg/m²) 2. Social support, assessed using the Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support 3. Changes in self-esteem and self-efficacy, assessed using the following: 3.1. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale 3.2. Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire 3.3. Self-Efficacy for Overcoming Barriers 3.4. Eating Self-Efficacy Scale 3.5. Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale 3.6. Short Form-36 4. Parents' perceptions of the program's impact on themselves and their families, assessed via in-person interview	—

Measure

Time frame

The following will be assessed at the baseline, 6 weeks into the intervention, post-intervention (3 months) and 6 months post-intervention and completed only by the parent: 1. BMI, assessed by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared (kg/m²) 2. Social support, assessed using the Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support 3. Changes in self-esteem and self-efficacy, assessed using the following: 3.1. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale 3.2. Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire 3.3. Self-Efficacy for Overcoming Barriers 3.4. Eating Self-Efficacy Scale 3.5. Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale 3.6. Short Form-36 4. Parents' perceptions of the program's impact on themselves and their families, assessed via in-person interview

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Countries

Canada

Contacts

Public ContactShazya Karmali

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026