Primary Care Child Obesity Intervention Targeting Parents
Overweight, Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Overweight focused on measuring overweight, obesity, rural, primary care
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- BMI >= 85th percentile
- age 5-11 years
- one parent or other primary care giver agrees to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- current participation in another weight management program by child or parent/caregiver
- presence of a diagnosed psychiatric/psychological disorder in the parent or child
- presence of an underlying condition affecting weight status
- current dietary or physical activity limitations
- parents who do not have phone accessibility
Sites / Locations
- East Tennessee State University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Parent education / behavioral counseling
Usual Care
Parents of children in the intervention group will be invited to participate in four group visits and two individual visits with their primary care provider as well as four follow-up phone calls with study personnel (project coordinator or registered dietician). Providers and study personnel will be trained in the use of the NIH We Can! curriculum for group visits and brief motivational interviewing for individual visits and follow-up phone calls.
Parents of children in the control group will receive usual care from their primary care provider as well as a copy of the NIH We Can! Parent Handbook.