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Family-Based Healthy Eating Interventions for Southeast Asian Children

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Led By Akilah Dulin, PhD

Research Sponsored by Brown University

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up study enrollment to six-month follow-up

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Study Summary

This trial helps families with children ages 6-11 learn healthier eating habits, by providing nutrition education, motivation, text messages and coupons. The aim is to see if it's feasible and if it leads to better health. The findings will help decide if further research is needed.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Southeast Asian families with children aged 6-11, focusing on Hmong, Cambodian, Laotian or Vietnamese parents or grandparents who are involved in the child's diet and food preparation. Participants must be over 18, speak English or their native language, own a smartphone and shop at a specific SEA grocery store.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a family-based nutrition program that includes education, motivational interviews, text reminders and coupons for healthy foods to improve children’s eating habits. It aims to assess feasibility for larger trials by observing changes in kids' diets, BMI and HbA1c levels as well as parents’ diet quality.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention focuses on improving diet through educational means rather than medication or medical procedures, there are no direct side effects from the interventions being studied.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ study enrollment to six-month follow-up

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~study enrollment to six-month follow-up

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and study enrollment to six-month follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

Acceptability of the Intervention As Assessed by Participant Favorability Rating of the Intervention at Six-Months

Feasibility of Study Methods As Assessed by Participant Attendance at Group Sessions at 6-Months Study Completion

Feasibility of Study Methods As Assessed by Participant Retention at 6-Months Study Completion

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Secondary outcome measures

Beverage Intake as Assessed by the Beverage Intake Questionnaire (Ounces) - Adult

Body Mass Index (BMI) as Assessed by the Ratio of Height/Weight (kg/m^2) - Child and Adult

Diet quality as Assessed by 24-Hour Dietary Recall - Child

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Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Financial incentive onlyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive weekly financial incentive coupons to purchase eligible foods at the partnering Southeast Asian grocery store. Research Assistants will explain the coupon procedures during the randomization phone call. Research Assistants will mail the adult a schedule of coupon disbursement dates. RAs will mail one month's worth of coupons (4, $15 coupons) to each adult's home. Coupons will be used at point-of-sale. Participants' will receive an automated weekly text message via Qualtrics directing them to upload their photos to the system if they used coupons during that week.

Group II: Financial incentive + nutrition education, motivational interviewing, dietary norms messagesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The intervention consists of a) four $15 financial incentive coupons each month; b) twice-monthly group-based nutrition education at the Center for SEA; c) motivational interviewing (months 1, 3, 5); and d) weekly dietary norms text messages sent to adults and twice-monthly dietary norms infographics presented at nutrition education sessions for children. The research assistants will disburse one months' worth of the financial incentive coupon at the nutrition education sessions (or home mailings for absent participants). Families will attend 11 fortnightly, group-based nutrition education sessions lasting one hour. Southeast Asian community health workers will lead the sessions. Research assistants trained in motivational interviewing will call the adults. The calls will last 15-20 minutes. Adults will receive a series of weekly, interactive descriptive dietary norms text messages. Children will see descriptive dietary norms infographics at children's nutrition education sessions.

Group III: Attention control: Academic EngagementExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This intervention will be delivered using a similar format and schedule as the financial incentive+nutrition education, motivational interviewing and dietary norms intervention group (i.e., 11 community health worker led in-person group based sessions at the Center for Southeast Asians, 3 MI phone calls, and text messages). The content will focus on family-specific family engagement methods to improve children's academic outcomes.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Financial Incentives

2018

Completed Phase 2

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)NIH

2,356 Previous Clinical Trials

4,314,916 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Healthy Eating

1,183 Patients Enrolled for Healthy Eating

Center for Southeast AsiansUNKNOWN

Brown UniversityLead Sponsor

456 Previous Clinical Trials

562,931 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Family-Based Approaches to Improve Healthy Eating Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05817838 — N/A

Healthy Eating Research Study Groups: Financial incentive only, Financial incentive + nutrition education, motivational interviewing, dietary norms messages, Attention control: Academic Engagement

Healthy Eating Clinical Trial 2023: Family-Based Approaches to Improve Healthy Eating Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05817838 — N/A

Family-Based Approaches to Improve Healthy Eating 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05817838 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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What goals is this clinical trial striving to achieve?

"This clinical trial, conducted over a six month period, seeks to investigate the validity of study methods by measuring participant retention at completion. Secondary objectives include quantifying fruit and vegetable intake with The Veggie Meter - Child; Height (Meters) as assessed using Portable Stadiometer - Child and Adult; and Weight (Kilograms) appraised via Tanita Body Scale - Child and Adult."

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Are there any existing vacancies for this trial?

"As per the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this experiment is no longer recruiting participants. Initially listed in April 18th 2023 and last modified five days later, it has been concluded that more patients are not required for this trial; however there are 69 other medical studies currently looking for volunteers."

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Recent research and studies

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Using Family-Based Approaches to Improve Healthy Eating for Southeast Asian Children

2023. "Using Family-Based Approaches to Improve Healthy Eating for Southeast Asian Children". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05817838.