Overweight and Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Pediatric Overweight, Pediatric Obesity
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a parent intervention (NOURISH+) aimed at reducing the problem of overweight and obesity in children.
Detailed description
Pediatric overweight is a national public health concern. The percentage of overweight children in the U.S. between the ages of 5 and 11 has nearly tripled in the last 3 decades. African American children are particularly at risk. Pediatric overweight is associated with numerous physical and psychological health problems. Moreover, overweight children are at significant risk for obesity in adulthood. Thus, a focus on pediatric overweight is an important step in the prevention of adult obesity. Despite the urgent need for pediatric overweight interventions, outcomes of some of the most rigorous treatments are, at best, mixed. Although research has found that including parents in interventions for pediatric overweight has positive effects on outcomes, parental involvement is usually limited. Moreover, relatively few studies have included sufficient numbers of lower-SES, African American participants, a group at increased risk for pediatric overweight and associated complications. This study will evaluate the efficacy of an intensive intervention targeting ethnically diverse parents of overweight, children ages 5-11 (NOURISH-Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNOURISH+
6 week face-to-face parent intervention.
BEHAVIORALWellness Group
1 week face-to-face family group followed by 6 informational mailings on childhood overweight and obesity.
Sponsors
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Parents/caregivers must be at least 18 years old * Parents/caregivers must have a child between the ages of 5 and 11 with a BMI \> the 85th percentile, who primarily resides in the caregiver's home * Parents/caregivers need to speak English, be able to follow basic instructions, and perform simple exercises
Exclusion criteria
* Non-ambulatory parents/caregivers * Pregnant parents/caregivers * Parents/caregivers who have a medical condition that might be negatively impacted by exercise * Parents/caregivers who have a psychiatric diagnosis that would impair their ability to respond to assessments or participate in a group * Parents whose children have a medical or developmental condition that precludes weight loss using conventional diet and exercise methods
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child BMI | baseline, post-testing, 4-month, and 10-month follow-up |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child dietary intake, quality of life, and physical activity | baseline, post-testing, 4-month, and 10-month follow-up |
| Parental BMI, dietary intake, and physical activity levels | baseline, post-testing, 4-month, and 10-month follow-up |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed