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iAmHealthy Parents First: A Televideo Parent and Child Obesity Program for Rural Families

United States480 participantsStarted 2023-10-23

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether providing a parent-only group program before providing a parent and child group program works better than the parent and child group program alone.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Family lives in a rural area (city and/or county population \<20,000) or as defined by RUCA codes, Urban Influence Codes, amount of agricultural income, or individual commuting patterns * Child BMI%ile ≥ 85th and parent BMI 25-50 kg/m2 * Child in 1st-5th grade or 6-11 years of age * Child and parent speak English * Family is available at times intervention is offered Exclusion Criteria: * For parents: new MI, stroke or cancer diagnosis in past 6 months, recent bariatrics surgery (within 2 years) or planned within 1 year, pregnancy in last 6 months or planned within 1 year

What they're measuring

Percent weight change in parents and BMIz (BMI z-score) in children

Timeframe: Baseline, 3 months, 9 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05612971

SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-09

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