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Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads

Primary Purpose

Childhood Obesity, Obesity

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity
Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity
Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity
Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity
Mother with obesity, son with obesity
Mother with obesity, son without obesity
Mother without obesity, son with obesity
Mother without obesity, son without obesity
Father with obesity, daughter with obesity
Father with obesity, daughter without obesity
Father without obesity, daughter with obesity
Father without obesity, daughter without obesity
Father with obesity, son with obesity
Father with obesity, son without obesity
Father without obesity, son with obesity
Father without obesity, son without obesity
Sponsored by
University of California, Los Angeles
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional basic science trial for Childhood Obesity focused on measuring childhood obesity, weight stigma by association, parenting

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • at least 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Standard exclusion criteria were duplicate IP addresses, response times < 60s or > 3600s (the allotted time to complete the survey), or failure to complete the parenting questionnaire.

Sites / Locations

  • UCLA

Arms of the Study

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Arm Type

Experimental

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Arm Label

Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity

Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity

Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity

Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity

Mother with obesity, son with obesity

Mother with obesity, son without obesity

Mother without obesity, son with obesity

Mother without obesity, son without obesity

Father with obesity, daughter with obesity

Father with obesity, daughter without obesity

Father without obesity, daughter with obesity

Father without obesity, daughter without obesity

Father with obesity, son with obesity

Father with obesity, son without obesity

Father without obesity, son with obesity

Father without obesity, son without obesity

Arm Description

Image of a mother with obesity and a daughter with obesity.

Image of a mother with obesity and a daughter without obesity.

Image of a mother without obesity and a daughter with obesity.

Image of a mother without obesity and a daughter without obesity.

Image of a mother with obesity and a son with obesity.

Image of a mother with obesity and a son without obesity.

Image of a mother without obesity and a son with obesity.

Image of a mother without obesity and a son without obesity.

Image of a father with obesity and a daughter with obesity.

Image of a father with obesity and a daughter without obesity.

Image of a father without obesity and a daughter with obesity.

Image of a father without obesity and a daughter without obesity.

Image of a father with obesity and a son with obesity.

Image of a father with obesity and a son without obesity.

Image of a father without obesity and a son with obesity.

Image of a father without obesity and a son without obesity.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Parenting evaluation
Participants responded to the prompt, "To what extent do you perceive the parenting approach to be effective/helpful/caring?" and rated the characteristic on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all, 5 = Very).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
March 29, 2021
Last Updated
April 1, 2021
Sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborators
University of Michigan
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04829162
Brief Title
Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads
Official Title
Weight Stigma by Association Among Parents of Children With Obesity
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
April 2021
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
February 21, 2020 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
February 21, 2020 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 21, 2020 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborators
University of Michigan

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Parents of children with obesity report feeling blamed for their children's weight and reluctant to seek pediatric care after stigmatizing experiences. This "weight stigma by association" may have direct consequences for parents, children, and the parent-child relationship. The present study builds on qualitative evidence to experimentally test weight stigma and weight stigma by association in a parent-child relationship using a large, community-based sample. In an experiment conducted via an online survey, participants were randomly assigned to view a picture of a parent-child dyad, for which parent and child's gender (male vs. female) and weight status (with obesity vs. without obesity) were manipulated. Participants read identical general parenting descriptions that adhered to American Academy of Pediatrics parenting recommendations, then rated the parent's effectiveness, helpfulness, and caring.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Childhood Obesity, Obesity
Keywords
childhood obesity, weight stigma by association, parenting

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
We conducted a 2 (parent with versus without obesity) x 2 (child with versus without obesity) x 2 (daughter versus son) x 2 (mother versus father) between-subjects experiment. Participants were randomly assigned to one of 16 conditions. However, only five a priori hypotheses were tested.
Masking
Investigator
Masking Description
Investigator was blind to condition throughout data accrual.
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
1973 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a mother with obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Arm Title
Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a mother with obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Arm Title
Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a mother without obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Arm Title
Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a mother without obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Arm Title
Mother with obesity, son with obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a mother with obesity and a son with obesity.
Arm Title
Mother with obesity, son without obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a mother with obesity and a son without obesity.
Arm Title
Mother without obesity, son with obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a mother without obesity and a son with obesity.
Arm Title
Mother without obesity, son without obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a mother without obesity and a son without obesity.
Arm Title
Father with obesity, daughter with obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a father with obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Arm Title
Father with obesity, daughter without obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a father with obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Arm Title
Father without obesity, daughter with obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a father without obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Arm Title
Father without obesity, daughter without obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a father without obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Arm Title
Father with obesity, son with obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a father with obesity and a son with obesity.
Arm Title
Father with obesity, son without obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a father with obesity and a son without obesity.
Arm Title
Father without obesity, son with obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a father without obesity and a son with obesity.
Arm Title
Father without obesity, son without obesity
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Image of a father without obesity and a son without obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Mother without obesity, daughter without obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Mother with obesity, son with obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a son with obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Mother with obesity, son without obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother with obesity and a son without obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Mother without obesity, son with obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a son with obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Mother without obesity, son without obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a mother without obesity and a son without obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Father with obesity, daughter with obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Father with obesity, daughter without obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Father without obesity, daughter with obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a daughter with obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Father without obesity, daughter without obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a daughter without obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Father with obesity, son with obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a son with obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Father with obesity, son without obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a father with obesity and a son without obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Father without obesity, son with obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a son with obesity.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Father without obesity, son without obesity
Intervention Description
Participants in this group were shown an image of a father without obesity and a son without obesity.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Parenting evaluation
Description
Participants responded to the prompt, "To what extent do you perceive the parenting approach to be effective/helpful/caring?" and rated the characteristic on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all, 5 = Very).
Time Frame
1 day

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: at least 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: Standard exclusion criteria were duplicate IP addresses, response times < 60s or > 3600s (the allotted time to complete the survey), or failure to complete the parenting questionnaire.
Facility Information:
Facility Name
UCLA
City
Los Angeles
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
90095-1563
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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