Healthy Juntos Pilot Study

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Activity, Motor; Obesity; Diet, Healthy; Sedentary Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Healthy Juntos

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03986190

K01HL133521 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

20160415

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a digital (web and mobile phone-based) program to improve physical activity levels and quality dietary intake among Hispanic parent-adolescent dyads.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Female and male adolescents whose primary caregiver self-identifies as Hispanic
2. Adolescent is between the ages of 12-15;
3. Adolescent lives with an adult primary caregiver willing to participate;
4. Both parent and adolescent have smartphone/mobile device with internet access;
5. Adolescent does not meet recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake (proxy for overall diet quality) as determined by a validated two-item screener;
6. Adolescent does not meet physical activity guidelines as determined by responses on a validated two-item screener AND self-reports engaging in >2 hours/day of screen time (proxy for overall sedentary behavior) using three items.

Exclusion criteria

1. Adolescent's body mass index for age and gender is ≥ 95th percentile ("obese" range);
2. Adolescent has a chronic medical condition (e.g., type 2 diabetes) that requires intensive lifestyle modification;
3. Adolescent has a diagnosed developmental delay that would interfere with understanding program materials;
4. Parent or adolescent has a diagnosed medical or psychiatric condition and is currently taking medications that would interfere with changes to physical activity or diet (e.g., adolescent is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and is currently on stimulant medication);
5. Family is planning to move out of the South Florida during the study follow-up period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Healthy Juntos Intervention Condition

Experimental group

Description:

Parent-adolescent dyads randomized to the Healthy Juntos intervention condition will access a program that includes didactic, behavioral, and positive parenting content from their smartphones for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Healthy Juntos

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will receive a digital standard of care - a list of publicly available lifestyle apps and websites which they may access at their discretion.