NOURISH+: Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 2/24/2018 |
| Start Date: | April 2011 |
| End Date: | January 31, 2018 |
NOURISHing Families to Promote Healthy Eating and Exercise in Overweight Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a parent intervention (NOURISH+)
aimed at reducing the problem of overweight and obesity in children.
aimed at reducing the problem of overweight and obesity in children.
Pediatric overweight is a national public health concern. The percentage of overweight
children in the U.S. between the ages of 5 and 11 has nearly tripled in the last 3 decades.
African American children are particularly at risk. Pediatric overweight is associated with
numerous physical and psychological health problems. Moreover, overweight children are at
significant risk for obesity in adulthood. Thus, a focus on pediatric overweight is an
important step in the prevention of adult obesity.
Despite the urgent need for pediatric overweight interventions, outcomes of some of the most
rigorous treatments are, at best, mixed. Although research has found that including parents
in interventions for pediatric overweight has positive effects on outcomes, parental
involvement is usually limited. Moreover, relatively few studies have included sufficient
numbers of lower-SES, African American participants, a group at increased risk for pediatric
overweight and associated complications. This study will evaluate the efficacy of an
intensive intervention targeting ethnically diverse parents of overweight, children ages 5-11
(NOURISH—Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health).
children in the U.S. between the ages of 5 and 11 has nearly tripled in the last 3 decades.
African American children are particularly at risk. Pediatric overweight is associated with
numerous physical and psychological health problems. Moreover, overweight children are at
significant risk for obesity in adulthood. Thus, a focus on pediatric overweight is an
important step in the prevention of adult obesity.
Despite the urgent need for pediatric overweight interventions, outcomes of some of the most
rigorous treatments are, at best, mixed. Although research has found that including parents
in interventions for pediatric overweight has positive effects on outcomes, parental
involvement is usually limited. Moreover, relatively few studies have included sufficient
numbers of lower-SES, African American participants, a group at increased risk for pediatric
overweight and associated complications. This study will evaluate the efficacy of an
intensive intervention targeting ethnically diverse parents of overweight, children ages 5-11
(NOURISH—Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health).
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parents/caregivers must be at least 18 years old
- Parents/caregivers must have a child between the ages of 5 and 11 with a BMI > the
85th percentile, who primarily resides in the caregiver's home
- Parents/caregivers need to speak English, be able to follow basic instructions, and
perform simple exercises
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-ambulatory parents/caregivers
- Pregnant parents/caregivers
- Parents/caregivers who have a medical condition that might be negatively impacted by
exercise
- Parents/caregivers who have a psychiatric diagnosis that would impair their ability to
respond to assessments or participate in a group
- Parents whose children have a medical or developmental condition that precludes weight
loss using conventional diet and exercise methods
We found this trial at
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site
Richmond, Virginia 23298
(804) 828-0100
Principal Investigator: Suzanne E Mazzeo, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University Since our founding as a medical school in 1838, Virginia Commonwealth University...
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