Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood
- Obesity; Familial
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Caregiver-child dyads will be randomized to either the intervention group (receiving home intervention + HABITS program) or the a control group to receive their standard of care (home intervention without HABITS)Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Younger than 75 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Participants will be 298 mothers (>50% African American; 100% meet federal poverty level) and their children (0-4yo at baseline) enrolled in our home visitation partner in central Alabama. Home visitors will be randomly assigned to deliver the home visitation curriculum with or without HABITS (an ob...
Participants will be 298 mothers (>50% African American; 100% meet federal poverty level) and their children (0-4yo at baseline) enrolled in our home visitation partner in central Alabama. Home visitors will be randomly assigned to deliver the home visitation curriculum with or without HABITS (an obesity prevention program targeting key eating and activity behaviors) as part of their monthly home visits for 12 months. Treatment sessions for standard of care or standard + HABITS arms will be facilitated by trained home visitors. If a mother or primary caregiver and her child are randomized to participate in the HABITS + Standard home visitation curriculum, they will receive ~15 minutes of information, activities, and assistance regarding the development of key behaviors relating to obesity prevention, which will be imbedded within the existing home visitation curriculum. The HABITS program will address habit-formation of four behaviors relevant to mothers or primary caregivers and children: (1) limit fried foods; (2) limit sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB); (3) increase daily steps; (4) increase fruits and vegetables. Additionally, mothers or primary caregivers will also practice habit formation focused on self-monitoring of weight and the four behaviors previously mentioned. Skill training will focus on habit formation and home environment modification conducive to the four behaviors. Mothers or primary caregivers in the intervention group will be provided the HABITS + standard home visitation program for 12 months, while those in the control group will be provided the standard home visitation program during this time. Treatment in the control arm includes the content and services typically provided by the home visitation partner, which is focused on promoting caregiver and child health by providing screenings and referrals, encouraging smoking cessation, promoting safe sleep practices, and strengthening children's school readiness and achievement, social/emotional and physical development.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03433456
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sarah J. Salvy, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham Principal Investigator: Gareth R. Dutton, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham
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