Parents Together: Supporting Parents to Promote Healthy Behaviours in Children

NCT06389084 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 179939
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 128
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The Parents Together trial aims to determine if the Parents Together program consisting of virtual parent group sessions and coaching calls, will result in better health outcomes for children. The program which is facilitated by a Public Health Nurse seeks to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviours, help build strong family relationships, and promote child development and mental health.

Conditions

Child Eating Behaviours; Child Nutrition; Early Child Development; Parenting

Keywords

child eating behaviours; child nutrition; parenting; early child development

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Child eating behaviours

  Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ)

  6 months post-randomization

Secondary Outcomes (13)

• Dietary intake and food environment

  6 months post-randomization

• Nutritional risk

  6 months post-randomization

• Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, Sleep Duration

  6 months post-randomization

• Physical activity

  6 months post-randomization

• Social and emotional development

  6 months post-randomization

Study Arms (2)

Intervention/treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

One or two caregivers of each enrolled child will attend an 8-week virtual parent/caregiver education program delivered by a Public Health Nurse. Additionally, the Public Health Nurse will deliver up to 4 individual coaching calls designed to address participant-identified goals related to the group content. The coaching calls will focus on helping to apply the messages and skills from the group sessions and making community connections.

Behavioral: Parents Together parenting course

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants randomized to the control group receive regular health care.

Interventions

Parents Together parenting course BEHAVIORAL

parenting course and coaching calls

Intervention/treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Child enrolled in the The Applied Reearch Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) cohort study Family is able to participate in English

You may not qualify if:

• Children with a sibling already enrolled in the study Children with severe developmental delay or disability

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hospital for Sick Children: lead

Study Sites (2)

St. Michaels Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Clinic

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RECRUITING

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Catherine Birken, MD, MSc

  The Hospital for Sick Children

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Catherine Birken, MD, MSc

CONTACT

416-813-7654; catherine.birken@sickkids.ca

Michelle Mitchell

CONTACT

416-525-5417; michelle.mitchell@sickkids.ca

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: Senior Scientist, Staff Pediatrician

Model Details: Randomized control trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2024
• First Posted: April 29, 2024
• Study Start: June 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: December 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (2)