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NCT Number: NCT03071419

A Nutrition and Parenting Program for Fathers and Their Pre-school Age Children

This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and impact of a father-focused childhood obesity prevention program on paternal food-related parenting practices, mealtime behaviors and father/child nutrition and physical activity behaviors. Half of participants (low-income father and child dyads) will receive an intervention immediately while the other half of participants will serve as a wait-list control group and receive the intervention at a later date.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hockanum School, Head Start Program, East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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About this study

All participants (low-income father and child dyads) will receive an 8 session (2 hours/session) (DAD) including community-based, hands-on, nutrition and parent education intervention with between-session technology enhancements. Dyads will be randomly assigned within groups of 10 to DAD or a wait-list control group (DELAY). Assessments will be conducted at pre, post and 1 month post including a subset of data from cohabiting mothers to assess moderating influences on outcomes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • "Father" eligible for a federal food assistance or related program (e.g. SNAP) or living in an area with >30% poverty
  • Having at least one preschool age child (ages 3-5 years old)
  • At least 18 years of age and able to speak English

Exclusion criteria

  • No presence or interaction with child during meal or snack times.

Treatment and study plan

Nutrition and Parenting Intervention

Behavioral

The proposed intervention will evaluate and explore the unique influences that low-income fathers have on their preschool age children's obesogenic behaviors and obesity risk.

Primary outcomes

  1. Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 8 weeks

    Food-related parenting practices including parental support, control, structure, feeding

Secondary outcomes

  1. Father & child diet quality

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 8 weeks

    Diet quality assessed using Healthy Eating Index (24 hour recall)

  2. Father & child BMI/BMI Z-Score

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 8 weeks

  3. Meals in Our Household questionnaire

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 8 weeks

    Mealtime behaviors and practices including shopping, meal planning, cooking, family meals

  4. Healthy Kids Questionnaire

    Time frame: Change from baseline at 8 weeks

    Father and child nutrition behaviors including vegetable and sweetened beverage intake frequency & Physical activity behaviors including play and screen time

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Connecticut

Other

Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Registry information

Official study title

Father-Focused Nutrition and Parenting Program to Help Prevent Childhood Obesity in Preschool Age Children

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Mar 6, 2017
Registry last updated
Jun 5, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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