RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06795490

Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Enrollment

300 participants

Start Date

Mar 31, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Health Behavior

Summary

This study will evaluate the effects of two different approaches to support healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines: A parent leader-guided online program that promotes parent and child self-regulation as a means to improve healthy family routines versus an asynchronous program that provides parents information about healthy family routines. Families will be randomly assigned to either of these programs and changes in parent and child outcomes will be evaluated.

Eligibility

Min Age: 2 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

Parents must be the legal and custodial guardian of a 2 through 5-year-old child
Parents must report that their child is eligible for public health insurance
Parents must be able to complete the study activities in English
Parents must be able to complete study activities at a study location or at home, and online/via Zoom.

Exclusion Criteria1

\- Children must not have serious medical problems that affect weight, sleep, activity, or eating.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALOnline program

Families in Balance Online is a 6-week online program that includes 6 weekly group discussions and 3 individual support sessions, all held over Zoom. Program activities will focus on improving parent and child self-regulation as a means to encourage healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines. Participants will engage in in person and online data collection activities to understand whether the program is impactful.

BEHAVIORALControl Condition

Families in Balance is an asynchronous program in which participants will be sent materials weekly over 6 weeks to encourage healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines. Participants will engage in in person and online data collection activities to understand whether the program is impactful.