Parent and Family Oriented Support Interventions for the Facilitation of Weight Loss in African American Families

Status: closed to accrual

This study tests the effectiveness of parent and family oriented support interventions that are designed to help with weight loss among African American families. Obesity tends to run in families, thus family based interventions, with parents as main change agents have been strongly recommended. The parent and family oriented support interventions may help facilitate weight loss among African American families.

Inclusion Criteria

DYAD: Be parent/caregiver (legal parent or custodial grandparent; male or female) and child willing to participate
DYAD: Live together in the same household
PARENT/CAREGIVER: Self-identify as a racial ethic minority (i.e., black or African American or Hispanic)
PARENT/CAREGIVER: Parent or caregiver age 18 through 65 years old
PARENT/CAREGIVER: Are overweight (BMI greater than or equal to 25)
PARENT/CAREGIVER: Are not currently participating in a physical activity (PA), diet, or weight management program
PARENT/CAREGIVER: Have a valid home address, telephone number, and internet access
PARENT/CAREGIVER: Enroll with a child aged 8-17 years
PARENT/CAREGIVER: Are able to speak English
CHILDREN: They are aged between 8-17 years

Exclusion Criteria

PARENT/CAREGIVER: They are currently pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant during the study period
PARENT/CAREGIVER: They present any contraindications for exercise based on responses to the PA Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine whether a parent/caregiver intervention or a family intervention can produce greater weight loss among obese racial ethnic minority parents at 3 months compared to a Cancer Prevention Group (control).

II. Use the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) model, to evaluate individual community and church-level barriers and facilitators on program reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance and dissemination.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Explore whether a parent/caregiver intervention and a family intervention can produce weight maintenance or weight loss, as determined by change in body mass index (BMI) z-score, racial ethnic minority children at risk for obesity at 3 months compared to the control group.

II. Determine the extent to which the proposed interventions improve fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, physical activity, blood pressure, body fat percentage, muscle mass and waist circumference.

OUTLINE: Churches are randomized to 1 of 3 groups.

GROUP I: Parents/caregivers whose churches are randomized to Group I, attend monthly health coaching sessions over 1 hour each for 3 months, 3 resource navigation sessions over 3 months, and monthly support groups for 3 months.

GROUP II: Families whose churches are randomized to Group II, attend monthly health coaching sessions over 1 hour each for 3 months, 3 resource navigation sessions over 3 months, and monthly support groups for 3 months.

GROUP III: Families whose churches are randomized to Group III, receive an educational handbook on cancer prevention.

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