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A Nutrition and Parenting Program for Fathers and Their Pre-school Age Children

Primary Purpose

Pediatric Obesity

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

United States

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Pediatric Obesity focused on measuring fathers

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)MaleAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

"Father" eligible for a federal food assistance or related program (e.g. SNAP) or living in an area with >30% poverty
Having at least one preschool age child (ages 3-5 years old)
At least 18 years of age and able to speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

No presence or interaction with child during meal or snack times.

Sites / Locations

Hockanum School, Head Start Program
Manchester Preschool Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

Wait-list Control

Arm Description

Participants (n=30, father/child dyads in groups of 10) will receive an 8 session (2 hours/session) community-based intervention including nutrition and parent education with between-session technology enhancements.

Participants (n=30, father/child dyads in groups of 10) will serve as a wait-list control group and receive the same Nutrition and Parenting Intervention after completing pre and post assessments several weeks apart.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire

Food-related parenting practices including parental support, control, structure, feeding

Secondary Outcome Measures

Father & child diet quality

Diet quality assessed using Healthy Eating Index (24 hour recall)

Father & child BMI/BMI Z-Score

Meals in Our Household questionnaire

Mealtime behaviors and practices including shopping, meal planning, cooking, family meals

Healthy Kids Questionnaire

Father and child nutrition behaviors including vegetable and sweetened beverage intake frequency & Physical activity behaviors including play and screen time

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT03071419

First Posted

February 26, 2017

Last Updated

June 4, 2019

Sponsor

University of Connecticut

Collaborators

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT03071419

Brief Title

A Nutrition and Parenting Program for Fathers and Their Pre-school Age Children

Official Title

Father-Focused Nutrition and Parenting Program to Help Prevent Childhood Obesity in Preschool Age Children

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

June 2019

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

December 2016 (Actual)

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2018 (Actual)

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2019 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Principal Investigator

Name of the Sponsor

University of Connecticut

Collaborators

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee

Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and impact of a father-focused childhood obesity prevention program on paternal food-related parenting practices, mealtime behaviors and father/child nutrition and physical activity behaviors. Half of participants (low-income father and child dyads) will receive an intervention immediately while the other half of participants will serve as a wait-list control group and receive the intervention at a later date.

Detailed Description

All participants (low-income father and child dyads) will receive an 8 session (2 hours/session) (DAD) including community-based, hands-on, nutrition and parent education intervention with between-session technology enhancements. Dyads will be randomly assigned within groups of 10 to DAD or a wait-list control group (DELAY). Assessments will be conducted at pre, post and 1 month post including a subset of data from cohabiting mothers to assess moderating influences on outcomes.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

Pediatric Obesity

Keywords

fathers

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Prevention

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Care Provider

Masking Description

The interventionists will not be aware of whether participants are in the intervention or wait-list control group.

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Enrollment

72 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

Arm Title

Wait-list Control

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Arm Description

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

Intervention Description

The proposed intervention will evaluate and explore the unique influences that low-income fathers have on their preschool age children's obesogenic behaviors and obesity risk.

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire

Description

Food-related parenting practices including parental support, control, structure, feeding

Time Frame

Change from baseline at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Father & child diet quality

Description

Diet quality assessed using Healthy Eating Index (24 hour recall)

Time Frame

Change from baseline at 8 weeks

Title

Father & child BMI/BMI Z-Score

Time Frame

Change from baseline at 8 weeks

Title

Meals in Our Household questionnaire

Description

Mealtime behaviors and practices including shopping, meal planning, cooking, family meals

Time Frame

Change from baseline at 8 weeks

Title

Healthy Kids Questionnaire

Description

Father and child nutrition behaviors including vegetable and sweetened beverage intake frequency & Physical activity behaviors including play and screen time

Time Frame

Change from baseline at 8 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex

Male

Gender Based

Yes

Gender Eligibility Description

"Father" will be defined as the main male figure with a relationship with the preschool aged child. This includes biological fathers, live-in boyfriends, stepfathers, grandfathers or other father figures.

Minimum Age & Unit of Time

18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: "Father" eligible for a federal food assistance or related program (e.g. SNAP) or living in an area with >30% poverty Having at least one preschool age child (ages 3-5 years old) At least 18 years of age and able to speak English Exclusion Criteria: No presence or interaction with child during meal or snack times.

Overall Study Officials:

First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree

Amy R Mobley, PhD, RD

Organizational Affiliation

University of Connecticut

Official's Role

Principal Investigator

Facility Information:

Facility Name

Hockanum School, Head Start Program

City

East Hartford

State/Province

Connecticut

ZIP/Postal Code

06118

Country

United States

Facility Name

Manchester Preschool Center

City

Manchester

State/Province

Connecticut

ZIP/Postal Code

06042

Country

United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD

Citations:

PubMed Identifier

35275734

Citation

Mobley AR, Gans KM, Adamsons K, Huedo-Medina TB. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Father-Focused Childhood Obesity Prevention Program for Low-Income Families with Preschool-Age Children. Child Obes. 2023 Jan;19(1):13-24. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0225. Epub 2022 Mar 11.

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