HomeTech Healthy Lifestyle Program for Mothers With Young Children

NCT01819987 | Completed Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: HomeTech healthy lifestyle
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

About 17% of Chinese American preschool children are obese, compared to 12.4%of all children from age three to five years residing in the US; the prevalence of obesity is expected to increase in the future. Therefore, the proposed study will adapt a home-based and technology-centered childhood obesity prevention program for low-income Chinese American mothers of children three to five years old. The aims of the study are to assess the feasibility of the intervention and estimate the effect sizes on children's and mothers' outcomes.

Conditions

Overweight

Keywords

Overweight; mother; childhood obesity prevention; Chinese American

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from Baseline body mass index at 5 months

  Participants will have their weight and height measured and body mass index will be calculated. Change of BMI from baseline will be assessed at 5 months post baseline

  Baseline and at 5 months

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Change from baseline physical activity at 2 months

  Baseline and 2 months

• Change from Baseline Sedentary activity at 2 months

  baseline and 2 months

• Change from Baseline Parental Feeding Practice at 2 months

  baseline and 2 months

• Change from Baseline Self-efficacy regarding diet and physical activity at 2 months

  baseline and 2 months

• Change from baseline physical activity level at 5 months

  Baseline and 5 months

Study Arms (2)

Mailing information

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in the mailing information group will receive general health promotion topics relevant to preschool-age children (such as immunization, injury prevention and school readiness) via mailing materials that are bilingual weekly for eight weeks. These materials will be obtained from CDC and AAP.

Behavioral: Mailing information

Tablet computer

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the intervention group will receive eight weekly online sessions and interactive activities delivered through tablet computers. Intervention participants will receive instructions for accessing the program via the tablet at an in-person session. Automated weekly emails will be sent to participating mothers for the intervention duration to encourage study engagement.

Behavioral: Tablet computer

Interventions

Tablet computer BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the intervention group will receive eight weekly online sessions and interactive activities delivered through tablet computers. Intervention participants will receive instructions for accessing the program via the tablet at an in-person session. Automated weekly emails will be sent to participating mothers for the intervention duration to encourage study engagement.

Tablet computer

Mailing information BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the control group will receive general health promotion topics relevant to preschool-age children (such as immunization, injury prevention and school readiness) via mailing materials that are bilingual weekly for eight weeks. These materials will be obtained from CDC and AAP.

Mailing information

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Children:
• must be between ages three and five
• have a mother who identifies her child as Chinese;
• be healthy-defined as free of chronic or acute illness.
• Mothers:
• must identify themselves as Chinese
• the primary provider of the child,
• be able to speak and read Chinese or English;
• with a BMI \>= 23.0;
• meet low-income requirements in the Bay Area.

You may not qualify if:

• Have acute or chronic conditions that prevent performing daily activities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 64143, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Jyu-Lin Chen, PhD

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Participants, investigator and outcome assessor were blinded to the group assignment.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: A randomized, controlled study was used. The intervention group received tablet based intervention and the control group received printed health information relevant to preschool-aged children in Chinese over the eight weeks.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 18, 2013
• First Posted: March 28, 2013
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2016
• Study Completion: June 1, 2016
• Last Updated: May 10, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-05

Locations

US (1)