CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of a Primary Care Weight Management Program in Children Aged 2 to 5 Years

184 participantsStarted 2014-07-01

Plain-language summary

Primary care offers a promising setting for promoting parenting practices that shape healthy eating and physical activity behaviors of young children. This study assessed the impact of a parent-based, primary care intervention on the feeding habits, health behaviors, and body mass index (BMI) of 2-5 year olds with elevated or rapidly-increasing BMI. Four private pediatric offices in West Michigan were assigned as control (n=2) or intervention (n=2) sites based on patient load and demographics. Treatment families were recruited at well-child visits to receive physician health-behavior counseling and four visits with a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) over a 6-month period. Outcomes included percent of the 95th BMI percentile (%BMI95), the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity survey (FNPA), and the Feeding Practices and Structure Questionnaire (FPSQ).

Who can participate

Age range2 Years – 5 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 2 and 5 years * BMI ≥85th percentile for age and sex, using the 2000 CDC growth chart, or BMI percentile increase within the past year equivalent to crossing at least two growth chart lines per year on a standard CDC growth chart, excluding the 5th percentile (e.g., 10th \& 25th, 25th \& 50th, 50th \& 75th, 75th \& 85th). This rate of increase is equivalent to ≥0.67 standard deviations per year (BMI z-score), and, when occurring in this age group, has been shown to increase risk of adult obesity Exclusion Criteria: * Known disorder of the HPA axis * Use of glucocorticoid medication * Non-English speaking

What they're measuring

Anthropometry

Timeframe: Change from baseline to follow-up at 6 months

FNPA

Timeframe: Change from baseline to follow-up at 6 months

FPSQ

Timeframe: Change from baseline to follow-up at 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03487614

SponsorCorewell Health West

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-01

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Who can participate

Age range2 Years – 5 Years

SexALL

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