Impact of Active and Healthy Families (AHF)

University of California (UC), Berkeley

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Active and Healthy Families

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02044705

2012-07-4508 A

033728 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the 10-week Active and Healthy Families (AHF) intervention on body mass index (BMI) in Latino youth aged 5-12 years.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 5-12 years
• Body mass index greater than or equal to the 85th percentile for age and sex
• Patients seen at Contra Costa County clinics participating in Active and Healthy Families
• Spanish speaking
• Parent of participant

Exclusion criteria

• Previous participation in Active and Healthy Families

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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55 participants in 2 patient groups

Family group sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Active and Healthy Families

Treatment:

Behavioral: Active and Healthy Families

Wait-list control

No Intervention group

Description:

Controls may participate in Active and Healthy Families after the study