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Dietary Messages for Obesity

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Led By Hollie Raynor, PhD, RD

Research Sponsored by The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Have a parent aged > 21 years with a BMI > 25

Children between ages 6-12 years

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline and 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is looking at the effects of 3 different types of dietary messages on what parents and their children eat, and how it impacts their health.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for families with a child aged 6-12 within a healthy weight range and an overweight parent willing to attend meetings. Both must speak English and not plan to move during the study.

What is being tested?

The study tests three diet messages: increasing fruits and vegetables, reducing snack foods, or doing both. It aims to see how these messages affect what families eat and their health.

What are the potential side effects?

There are no direct side effects from participating in this dietary intervention trial; however, changes in diet may lead to temporary digestive adjustments.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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My parent is over 21 years old and has a BMI over 25.

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My child is between 6 and 12 years old.

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My BMI is between the 5th and 85th percentile for my age and sex.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline and 6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in Dietary intake

Secondary study objectives

Change in Anthropometrics

Change in Eating Pathology

Change in Obesogenic Home Food Availability

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Increase ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A parent and child will be encouraged to increase fruits and vegetables. Children will be encouraged to consume 1 cup/day and 1.5 cups/day of whole fruit, and 1.5 cups/day and 2 cups/day of vegetables for children aged 6 to 8 years and 9 to 12 years, respectively. Children will gradually work towards these goals. Parents will also work towards F\&V goals, with 2 cups/day of whole fruit and 2.5 cups/day of vegetables.

Group II: Increase + Decrease ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Families will be encouraged to increase fruits and vegetables and decrease snack foods.

Group III: Decrease ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

In the Decrease Snack Foods condition participants will reduce intake of SFs (i.e., candy, cookies, cakes, ice cream, chips, nuts) to \< 3 servings/week (for children aged 6 to 12 years, the solid fats and added sugar energy limit is 840 kcals/week and the DECREASE goal will help with meeting this limit). Children and parents will gradually work towards meeting these goals and self-monitor these behaviors.

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