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At a Glance
Age
18 Months – 36 Months
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Prevention
Participants needed
300 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Houston · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for parents and their toddlers to help develop healthy eating and activity habits. Participants will be randomly assigned to different programs over 10 weeks, with follow-up measures taken over 24 weeks.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I am the primary custodian of a toddler
I am over 18 years old
My toddler is between 18 and 36 months old
My toddler is walking
I have regular internet access
I am fluent in English
You may not be able to join if
I or my toddler have mental or physical conditions that prevent us from participating
I am not fluent in English
I am not willing or able to participate in Zoom assessments
I am not willing to be recorded
I have already participated in the FUNPALs Playgroup or HTPG program
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
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The purpose of this study is to test various ways to help toddlers develop healthy eating and activity behaviors. Parents and toddlers, who participate in this research will be randomly assigned to either 1) continue their lifestyle behaviors for 10-weeks and then receive a health club membership for 1-month, 2) attend a health promotion playgroup together for 10 weeks, or 3) to attend an educatio…
The purpose of this study is to test various ways to help toddlers develop healthy eating and activity behaviors. Parents and toddlers, who participate in this research will be randomly assigned to either 1) continue their lifestyle behaviors for 10-weeks and then receive a health club membership for 1-month, 2) attend a health promotion playgroup together for 10 weeks, or 3) to attend an educational class for parents while toddlers are in childcare for 10-weeks. Physical measures of toddlers (height, weight, dietary intake, activity) will be collected. Parent-report surveys with questions about parenting, toddler diet, toddler temperament, food security status, demographic qualities, and satisfaction with group assignment will be collected. Last, the interactions between parents and toddlers will be observed and assessed during short play tasks via Zoom. All measures will be collected immediately upon signing up for the study (week 0), 10-weeks later (post), and 24-weeks after signing up for the study.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
* Parents: Primary custodian (i.e., legal guardian) of a toddler, \>18 years, have regular and frequent access to internet, fluent in English.
* Toddlers: \>/=18 and \</=36 months of age, and walking.
Exclusion criteria include:
* Parents or toddlers who have mental or physica…
Inclusion criteria:
* Parents: Primary custodian (i.e., legal guardian) of a toddler, \>18 years, have regular and frequent access to internet, fluent in English.
* Toddlers: \>/=18 and \</=36 months of age, and walking.
Exclusion criteria include:
* Parents or toddlers who have mental or physical conditions that would prevent engagement in nutrition, physical activity, play, or instructional activities in a group setting or families unwilling to commit to the whole program (e.g., planning to move) will be excluded because participants may be randomly assigned to group interventions where engagement in these activities will be expected.
* Parents who are not fluent in English will be excluded because this study was developed, and pilot tested on an English-speaking population. All study materials are in English, the interventions will be offered in English, and most of the surveys are not available or have been validated for non-English speaking audiences.
* Parents who are not willing or able to participate in parent-toddler interaction assessments via Zoom will be excluded. This assessment is an important study variable.
* Parents who are not willing to be recorded will be excluded because all Families Understanding Nutrition and Physically Active LIfestyles (FUNPALs) Playgroup sessions will be recorded for facilitator supervision purposes, and the parent-toddler interaction assessments will be recorded for later coding.
* Only one toddler and one parent per family will be eligible, but all children and siblings within a household will be able to attend playgroups or childcare while parents are in Healthy Toddler Parent Group (HTPG) classes.
* Parents and toddlers who received 1 or more sessions of the FUNPALs Playgroup or the HTPG. This study will be running 1 cohort per quarter for 4 years, so it is possible that families may drop out and want to re-enroll in a later cohort or enroll when younger siblings are eligible. They will not be eligible. Also, families from the community will be invited to participate in practice sessions of FUNPALs or HTPG to train the facilitators. These families will not be eligible to participate in the study.
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