Family Wellness Education for Childhood Obesity
Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
Childhood is an opportune time to intervene in obesity because behaviors that are developed during this time can have long-lasting effects and disrupt trajectories of obesity. This proposal aims to test the feasibility (i.e., participant acceptance, adherence, and retention) of a family-oriented intervention "AyUDA" (Aprender y Utilizar Decisiones Apreciables-Learning and Utilizing Significant Choices). The culturally tailored, two-arm adapted intervention to engage Latinx parents in healthy feeding and lifestyle practices for their children 2-5 years old, thereby reducing early childhood overweight and obesity. The investigators will use concepts of the Social-Ecological Framework for Obesity among Latinx, and the Social Learning Theory that emphasizes the importance of observing, modeling, and imitating behaviors. This approach includes a community engagement partnership with one clinic that serves a great number of Latinx families with 2-5 aged children in Central Kentucky (General Pediatric Clinic-Clinica Amiga). The investigators propose a two-arm randomized clinical trial (RCT) randomly assigning participants to either a telehealth deep cultural level group or a culturally traditional educational group in a sample of 40 Latinx families who will be followed for six months after the intervention. Moreover, investigators will explore short-term changes of the intervention on dietary behavior changes and anthropometric measurements among family members. The feasibility study will inform effect sizes that will be used to estimate statistical power for a future R01 on Community Level Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities, National Institute of Health (NIH).
Research Team
Ana M Linares, DNS
Principal Investigator
University of Kentucky
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for Latinx families of Mexican or Central American descent living in Central Kentucky, with at least one parent aged 18+ and a child between 2-5 years old who is overweight or obese. They must plan to stay in the area for at least a year and have internet access.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention
Participants engage in a culturally tailored family-oriented intervention 'AyUDA' to improve healthy feeding and lifestyle practices
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in dietary behavior and anthropometric measurements
Treatment Details
Interventions
- AyuDa Virtual: Aprender y Utilizar Decisiones Apreciables (Spanish) - Learning and Utilizing Significant Choices (English)
- AyuDa Written: Aprender y Utilizar Decisiones Apreciables (Spanish) - Learning and Utilizing Significant Choices (English)
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Ana Maria Linares
Lead Sponsor
University of Kentucky
Collaborator