Delta Healthy Sprouts: Intervention to Promote Maternal Weight Control and Reduce Childhood Obesity in the MS Delta
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | January 2013 |
| End Date: | January 2017 |
Delta Healthy Sprouts: A Randomized Trial to Determine the Comparative Efficacy of Two Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs on Maternal Weight Control and Childhood Obesity in the Mississippi Delta
The Delta Healthy Sprouts Project is a randomized, controlled trial evaluating the
enhancement of an existing Mother, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program in 150
African American women in their early second trimester of pregnancy. The control arm,
Parents as Teachers, is an evidence-based approach to increase parental knowledge of child
development and improve parenting practices. The experimental arm, Parents as Teachers
Enhanced, builds on the Parents as Teachers curriculum by including nutrition and physical
activity components specifically designed for the gestational and postnatal periods. Both
arms of the intervention will be implemented by community-based, trained Parent Educators.
The comparative effectiveness of the two intervention arms on weight status, dietary intake,
and health behaviors of mothers and their infants will be assessed. The Delta Healthy
Sprouts Project will determine if a novel, scalable, lifestyle intervention can improve the
health of African American women and their children at high-risk for obesity and chronic
disease.
enhancement of an existing Mother, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program in 150
African American women in their early second trimester of pregnancy. The control arm,
Parents as Teachers, is an evidence-based approach to increase parental knowledge of child
development and improve parenting practices. The experimental arm, Parents as Teachers
Enhanced, builds on the Parents as Teachers curriculum by including nutrition and physical
activity components specifically designed for the gestational and postnatal periods. Both
arms of the intervention will be implemented by community-based, trained Parent Educators.
The comparative effectiveness of the two intervention arms on weight status, dietary intake,
and health behaviors of mothers and their infants will be assessed. The Delta Healthy
Sprouts Project will determine if a novel, scalable, lifestyle intervention can improve the
health of African American women and their children at high-risk for obesity and chronic
disease.
Inclusion Criteria:
- At least 18 years of age
- Less than 18 weeks pregnant with first, second, or third child
- Resident of Mississippi counties of Washington and Bolivar
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant with more than one fetus
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