iAmHealthy Parents First: A Televideo Parent and Child Obesity Program for Rural Families

Description

The purpose of this study is to assess whether providing a parent-only group program before providing a parent and child group program works better than the parent and child group program alone.

Conditions

Weight Loss, Pediatric Obesity

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to assess whether providing a parent-only group program before providing a parent and child group program works better than the parent and child group program alone.

iAmHealthy Parents First: A Televideo Parent and Child Obesity Program for Rural Families

iAmHealthy Parents First: A Televideo Parent and Child Obesity Program for Rural Families

Condition
Weight Loss
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Kansas City

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Family lives in a rural area (city and/or county population \< 20,000), RUCA (Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes)=4-10
  • * Child BMI%ile \> 85th and parent BMI 27-50 kg/m2
  • * Child in 1st-5th grade or 6-11 years of age
  • * Child and parent speak English
  • * Family is available at times intervention is offered
  • * For parents: new MI (myocardial infarction), stroke, or cancer diagnosis in past 6 months, history of bariatric surgery, pregnancy in last 6 months or planned within 1 year
  • * Child or parent has significant developmental or cognitive impairments or other significant medical issue known to school/clinic
  • * Parent or child has significant physical limitation
  • * Parent/child planning to move to a non-participating site

Ages Eligible for Study

6 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Kansas Medical Center,

Ann M Davis, PhD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kansas Medical Center

Christie Befort, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kansas Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2026-04