Family Healthy Living Early Intervention Program
EIP
Family-based, Healthy Living Intervention for Children With Overweight and Obesity and Their Families
1 other identifier
interventional
105
1 country
10
Brief Summary
The Childhood Healthy Weights Early Intervention Program (EIP) is a family-based pilot program that will promote healthy lifestyle practices for families whose children are off the healthy weight trajectory (e.g., BMI ≥ 85th percentile for age and sex) that do not need the intensive services of medically supervised programs. It is a lifestyle behaviour approach for promoting healthy weights in children. The EIP program consists of 10 weekly intervention sessions (1.5 hours per session) followed by 4 maintenance sessions and is age specific (age 8-12). During the intervention, participants will also have access to digital educational content that is supplementary to what is provided during the individual sessions. The program will be integrated and aligned with existing BC-specific childhood healthy weights programs (e.g. the HealthLinkBC Eating and Activity Program for Kids). The EIP pilot will run from October-December 2018 with 8 child programs (age 8-12). Participants who do not qualify for this program (e.g., BMI ≤ 85th percentile for age and sex) will be offered a 10 week online program which is similar in educational content as the EIP program.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable obesity
Started Oct 2018
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable obesity
10 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 6, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 22, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 10, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 31, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 31, 2019
CompletedOctober 9, 2018
October 1, 2018
4 months
July 6, 2018
October 4, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Changes in BMI calculated from measures of height and weight
Measures of height and weight will be obtained from all children. BMI will be calculated as weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) squared, adjusted for child age and sex.
Baseline, post-intervention (10 weeks), and post-maintenance (18 weeks)
Secondary Outcomes (31)
Changes in BMI z-score calculated from measures of height and weight
Baseline, post-intervention (10 weeks), and post-maintenance (18 weeks)
Changes in Physical Activity Engagement assessed by the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C)
Baseline, post-intervention (10 weeks), and post-maintenance (18 weeks)
Changes in Physical Activity Motivation and Confidence assessed by the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL-2) Physical Activity Motivation and Confidence subscale
Baseline, post-intervention (10 weeks), and post-maintenance (18 weeks)
Changes in Physical Activity assessed by the PACE Adolescent Psychosocial Measures
Baseline, post-intervention (10 weeks), and post-maintenance (18 weeks)
Changes in Sedentary Habits assessed by the PACE Adolescent Psychosocial Measures
Baseline, post-intervention (10 weeks), and post-maintenance (18 weeks)
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Other Outcomes (1)
Process Evaluation of the EIP
Baseline, post-intervention (10 weeks), and post-maintenance (18 weeks)
Study Arms (2)
Family Healthy Living Intervention
EXPERIMENTALChildren aged 8-12 and at least one caregiver will meet for 10 weekly face-to-face and online intervention sessions (1.5 hours per session). Four biweekly maintenance sessions will follow the main program.
Wait-list control group
NO INTERVENTIONChildren aged 8-12 will be randomly assigned to the wait-list control group until after the study.
Interventions
Children aged 8-12 and at least one caregiver will meet for 10 weekly intervention sessions (1.5 hours per session), and 4 extra sessions to be chosen by families and intervention Leaders. During the intervention, participants will also have access to digital educational content that is supplementary to what is provided during the individual sessions. Four biweekly maintenance sessions will follow the main program.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Child with BMI ≥ 85th percentile for age and sex
- Child is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
- At least one member of the family have to be able to speak and read English
- Family agrees to attend group meetings over 10 weeks
You may not qualify if:
- Child unavailable to attend group weekly sessions
- Parent or guardian unavailable to attend group weekly sessions
- Participating child or parent, according to parent report, has medical condition contraindicating mild energy restriction or moderate physical activity, and medical clearance was not obtained
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Victorialead
- Childhood Obesity Foundationcollaborator
Study Sites (10)
Cameron Recreation Centre
Burnaby, British Columbia, V3J 1L6, Canada
Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex
Campbell River, British Columbia, V9W8C8, Canada
Neighbourhood Learning Centre
Chilliwack, British Columbia, V2P2P8, Canada
Kelowna Family YMCA
Kelowna, British Columbia, V1X2M9, Canada
Cowichan Open Learning/Duncan Elementary School
North Cowichan, British Columbia, V9L2E6, Canada
YMCA Northern BC
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Tong Louie YMCA
Surrey, British Columbia, V3S7S6, Canada
Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex
Surrey, British Columbia, V4N0E9, Canada
Langara Family YMCA
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Y2Z5, Canada
Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre
Victoria, British Columbia, V9B1J1, Canada
Related Publications (2)
Perdew M, Liu S, Rhodes R, Ball GDC, Masse LC, Hartrick T, Strange K, Naylor PJ. The Effectiveness of a Blended In-Person and Online Family-Based Childhood Obesity Management Program. Child Obes. 2021 Jan;17(1):58-67. doi: 10.1089/chi.2020.0236. Epub 2020 Dec 23.
PMID: 33370164DERIVEDLiu S, Marques IG, Perdew MA, Strange K, Hartrick T, Weismiller J, Ball GDC, Masse LC, Rhodes R, Naylor PJ. Family-based, healthy living intervention for children with overweight and obesity and their families: a 'real world' trial protocol using a randomised wait list control design. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 31;9(10):e027183. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027183.
PMID: 31676642DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Karen Strange, PhD
Childhood Obesity Foundation
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 6, 2018
First Posted
August 22, 2018
Study Start
October 10, 2018
Primary Completion
January 31, 2019
Study Completion
March 31, 2019
Last Updated
October 9, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
Individual participant data will only be share with co-investigators