NCT03487614

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

Evaluation of a Primary Care Weight Management Program in Children Aged 2 to 5 Years: Changes in Feeding Practices, Health Behaviors, and Adiposity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 184 (actual)
• Sponsor: Corewell Health West · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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).

Conditions

• Childhood Obesity
• Feeding Behavior
• Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Behavior-based parental intervention	Behavioral intervention designed to promote healthy feeding behaviors in parents of 2-5 year olds, and to modify parenting practices in a way that encourages adequate physical activity, sufficient sleep, and healthy nutrition, while limiting sedentary behaviors.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-07-01
• Primary completion: 2023-05-01
• Completion: 2023-05-01
• First posted: 2018-04-04
• Last updated: 2023-07-25