Parenting Intervention and Metabolic Syndrome

Northwestern University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Metabolic Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Parenting Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03139214

STUDY00000856

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to test the effect of a parenting intervention on metabolic syndrome in African American youth. The investigators hypothesized that a parenting intervention would produce reductions in metabolic syndrome, particularly for those families that started out high in difficulties with parenting.

Full description

In this study, the investigators conducted a parenting intervention (Strong African American Families, or SAAF). Families (mothers with their 11 year old child) were randomized to either the parenting intervention or to a control group. Those in the intervention group received 7 group sessions with the parent and child aimed at promoting better family relationships. Those in the control group received 3 mailings about child development and stress management. At age 25, youth were assessed on metabolic syndrome. The investigators hypothesized that the parenting intervention would produce reductions in metabolic syndrome relative to the control group, particularly for those families that started out high in difficulties with parenting.

Enrollment: 391 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 5th graders -

Exclusion Criteria: None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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391 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Parenting intervention, 7 weekly sessions, each session 2 hours in length.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parenting Intervention

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

3 mailings about child development and stress management.