Family-Based Prevention With Black and Latinx Children

NCT06111651 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: Pro001242365P20GM130420
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main objective of this project is to test whether providing parenting support, with an added emphasis on ethnic-racial socialization and healthy lifestyle behaviors, improves the social-emotional functioning and healthy lifestyle behaviors of Black and Latinx children.

Conditions

Child Behavior; Health Behavior

Keywords

parent training; randomized controlled trial; pilot study; child development; implementation trial; prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• child social-emotional functioning

  Parent-reported assessment of various positive and negative child behaviors. Likert scale values range from 0 to 2, with higher values typically indicating greater dysfunctional behavior.

  pre (weeks 0-2) and post intervention (weeks 6-8)

• child physical activity

  Time spent sedentary and in light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity each day will be collected using a waterproof accelerometer. Validated methods will be used to identify valid days and derive activity intensities.

  pre (weeks 0-2) and post intervention (weeks 6-8)

• child sleep

  Child average nightly sleep duration and quality will be calculated from data obtained using a waterproof accelerometer.

  pre (weeks 0-2) and post intervention (weeks 6-8)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• parenting practices

  pre (weeks 0-2) and post intervention (weeks 6-8)

• ethnic-racial socialization practices

  pre (weeks 0-2) and post intervention (weeks 6-8)

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

parents will participate in a multicomponent parenting intervention

Behavioral: Parenting Intervention

Control

NO INTERVENTION

parents will receive information about healthy eating habits

Interventions

Parenting Intervention BEHAVIORAL

parent training program with an added emphasis on ethnic-racial socialization and healthy lifestyle behaviors

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Eligible children will:
• be between the ages of 3-6 years
• identify as Black/African American or Latinx/Hispanic
• have a parent or caregiver willing to participate in the intervention that: (a) lives in the same household as the child ≥50% of the time, (b) has primary responsibility for the child, and (c) speaks English or Spanish.

You may not qualify if:

• have a cognitive/psychological condition that limits the child's ability to communicate
• have a physical health condition that limits the child's ability to be physically active

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): collaborator
• University of South Carolina: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Child Behavior; Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 26, 2023
• First Posted: November 1, 2023
• Study Start: June 5, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2025
• Study Completion: January 21, 2026
• Last Updated: January 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Locations

US (1)