Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Project -Primary Prevention Study (TXCORDPRIM)

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pediatric Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: CATCH Early Childhood (CEC); Behavioral: Enhanced CATCH Elementary School Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT04625998

HSC-SPH-11-0513 (Primary)

Details and patient eligibility

About

A systems approach emphasizes the linkage between individual behavior change strategies and social and physical environmental changes, which act synergistically to facilitate (or inhibit) healthy eating and active living. We hypothesize that among low income, ethnically diverse overweight and obese children, aged 2-12 years, a systems approach to child obesity will reduce BMI compared to primary prevention alone.

Enrollment: 4,378 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children attending selected elementary schools or Head Start Centers in the catchment areas.
• Ages 2 to 12

Exclusion criteria

• Children who are special needs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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4,378 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Elementary schools and Head Start centers in the intervention catchment areas implemented (1) an enhanced Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) program for elementary schools using the CATCH Coordination Guide (Enhanced CATCH Elementary School Program), and (2) CATCH Early Childhood program for Head Start Centers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CATCH Early Childhood (CEC)

Behavioral: Enhanced CATCH Elementary School Program

Comparison

No Intervention group

Description:

Elementary schools and Head Start centers in the comparison catchment area used their regular school and early care and education (ECE) nutrition and physical activity programs. Elementary schools were required by law to implement a coordinated school health program.