Third Ward Wellness Study for Families

NCT03590301 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00001076
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 27
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Third Ward Wellness Study aims to pilot test a wellness program for families with toddler age children. Participants will be recruited from the Third Ward neighborhood in Houston, TX and then randomly assigned to one of two wellness programs. The goal of both programs is to enable and inspire parents to help their toddler age children develop healthy habits that will stay with them through life. Participating families will complete an assessment batter before and after the program. Both programs will meet once per week for 10 weeks.

Conditions

Child Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Comprehensive General Parenting Questionnaire

  This 69-item measure of general parenting will assess changes in domains of positive parenting (i.e., authoritative parenting): nurturance, structure, and behavioral control.

  Baseline and immediate post intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Structure Feeding Practices (Savage et al., 2017)

  baseline and immediate post intervention

• Home environment

  baseline and immediate post intervention

• Toddler fruit and vegetable intake

  Baseline and immediate post intervention

• Toddler dietary intake

  baseline and immediate post intervention

• Child sedentary, moderate to vigorous, and sleep activity

  Baseline and immediate post intervention

Study Arms (2)

FUNPALs Playgroup

EXPERIMENTAL

Based on Self-Determination Theory, the FUNPALs Playgroup will enable and inspire parents to encourage their children to improve their diet and activity behaviors through general authoritative parenting, structured feeding practices, and a healthy home environment. Parents and toddlers will participate in the FUNPALs Playgroup together where they will be led through a series of open but structured activities including free play, exercise, snack preparation, discussion, singing, and yoga stretches.

Behavioral: FUNPALs Playgroup

Healthy Toddlers Parent Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The goal of the Healthy Toddlers Parent Group is to deliver the same nutrition and activity messages to parents as those delivered in the FUNPALs Playgroup. In the Healthy Toddlers Parent Group, parents (without children) will meet in groups to receive information on nutrition and activity as it relates to their toddlers and they will engage in a discussion around how they do or can implement these behaviors. No experiential learning, children, play, or parenting instruction will be included in this control condition.

Behavioral: Healthy Toddler Parent Group

Interventions

FUNPALs Playgroup BEHAVIORAL

Based on Self-Determination Theory, the FUNPALs Playgroup aims to enable and inspire parents to improve their toddlers dietary intake and physical activity habits through authoritative parenting, structured feeding practices, and a healthy home environment. Playgroups will include open but structured experiential learning activities, free play, and instruction/discussion.

Also known as: experimental group

FUNPALs Playgroup

Healthy Toddler Parent Group BEHAVIORAL

The parent class will serve as our instruction only control group. Parents in this class will receive information about nutrition and activity recommendations regarding their toddler age children and will discuss it in a group with other parents. No experiential learning activities, information about parenting, or children will be involved in this class.

Also known as: control group

Healthy Toddlers Parent Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Parents need to be...
• The legal custodian of a toddler,
• At least 18 years,
• Able to make food decisions in the home,
• Have access to a phone at home,
• Be fluent in English Toddlers need to be...
• Between 12 and 36 months of age
• Be able to walk.

You may not qualify if:

• Adults unable to consent for themselves and their child,
• Parents or toddlers who have mental or physical health conditions that would prevent them from fully engaging in activities of the program (e.g., reliance on feeding tube).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Houston: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Houston

Houston, Texas, 77204, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Tracey Ledoux

  University of Houston

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Participants will not know whether they are in the control or experimental group.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 6, 2018
• First Posted: July 18, 2018
• Study Start: August 8, 2018
• Primary Completion: May 29, 2019
• Study Completion: June 10, 2019
• Last Updated: April 7, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)