NCT00241878

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare changes in body mass index (BMI) among 3- to 5-year-old minority children randomized to a weight control intervention (WCI) or a general health control intervention.

Trial Health

100
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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
648

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2006

Typical duration for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 17, 2005

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 19, 2005

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2006

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2009

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

May 5, 2016

Status Verified

December 1, 2007

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

October 17, 2005

Last Update Submit

May 4, 2016

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (10)

  • Body height and weight

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • Healthy Start Knowledge Quiz

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • 24-hour diet observation and recall

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • Physical activity

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • Television viewing (child outcomes, measured immediately after the study and at a 1-year follow-up visit)

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • Score on short Acculturation Scale (parent outcome, measured immediately after the study and at a 1-year follow-up visit)

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • Nutrition and exercise knowledge

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • Self-efficacy for eating and exercise behaviors

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • Score on Nutrition Attitudes Scale

    Sept 2006- May 2009

  • Support and role modeling for healthy eating (teacher outcomes, measured immediately after the study and at a 1-year follow-up visit)

    Sept 2006- May 2009

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Teacher-Delivered Weight Control Intervention

Behavioral: Teacher-Delivered Weight Control Intervention

2

OTHER

Teacher-Delivered General Health Intervention

Behavioral: Teacher-Delivered General Health Intervention

Interventions

The teacher-delivered weight control intervention (TD-WCI) is implemented over 14 weeks with three lessons per week. Many lessons include the use of colorful, friendly, hand-made puppets that represent the seven food groups of the food pyramid (Miss Grain, Miss Fruit, Mr. Vegetable, Mr. Protein, Miss Dairy, Mr. Fat and Miss Sugar). Please see Appendix IX for complete curriculum and pictures of puppets. There are three 40-minute lessons per week that consist of a 15-20 minutes interactive healthy eating and exercise didactic session and then 20 minutes of ongoing physical activity (5 minutes warm-up, 15 minutes aerobic activity composed of a number of games and dances with music, 5 minutes cool-down). In addition to the child-based curriculum the WCI has parent newsletters. These newsletters are distributed on a weekly basis and provide information that parallels the children's curriculum

1

The teacher-delivered general health intervention (TD-GHI) serves as the control group in the proposed study. TD-GHI is a general health intervention that is similar in structure and length to TD-WCI. Topics include those related to general health and safety, such as car safety, being a good friend, poison safety, disease prevention, etc. An example of an activity is the 911 emergency call. The children learn what 911 is and what would be an appropriate call. They then practice calling 911 on play telephones and relating the important information: nature of the emergency, their name, their address, etc. They learn also to stay on the phone with the 911 dispatcher until someone comes to help them. In addition to the child-based curriculum the GHI has parent newsletters. Like TD-WCI these newsletters are distributed on a weekly basis and provide information that parallels the children's curriculum

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Eligibility Criteria

Age3 Years - 5 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Have received an annual physical
  • Parent or guardian willing to give informed consent
  • Parent or guardian willing to provide demographic and anthropometric data and agree to complete food intake and physical activity information for their child

You may not qualify if:

  • Requires a specialized diet outside of that served by the Chicago Public Schools
  • Has a chronic physical or behavioral disorder that requires participant to be under close medical psychological supervision and routinely absent from the study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Kong A, Buscemi J, Stolley MR, Schiffer LA, Kim Y, Braunschweig CL, Gomez-Perez SL, Blumstein LB, Van Horn L, Dyer AR, Fitzgibbon ML. Hip-Hop to Health Jr. Randomized Effectiveness Trial: 1-Year Follow-up Results. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Feb;50(2):136-44. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.07.008. Epub 2015 Sep 16.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesObesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Marian Fitzgibbon

    University of Illinois at Chicago

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
NIH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 17, 2005

First Posted

October 19, 2005

Study Start

September 1, 2006

Primary Completion

May 1, 2009

Study Completion

May 1, 2010

Last Updated

May 5, 2016

Record last verified: 2007-12