Status:
COMPLETED
Family-Based Nutrition Intervention for Latino Children
Lead Sponsor:
Stanford University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Obesity
Heart Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-9 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Primary Hypothesis Children whose mothers receive the FBC sessions will have significantly lower BMI one year after the intervention compared to control group children whose families receive an active...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease accounted for 40.6% of deaths in the United States in 1998. Although CVD does not manifest until adulthood, risk factors for CVD, such as obesity, may develop in ch...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The inclusion criteria for the study are:
- Ethnicity: Mother is of Mexican descent and identifies with the Mexican-American community.
- Age: Child is between 6 and 9 years 11.9 months old.
- Family lives in the San Jose area
- Family does not plan to move out of the area within the next 12 months.
- The exclusion criteria for the study are:
- Metabolic disease/syndrome associated with obesity.
- Diabetes
- Chronic gastro-intestinal disease
- Chronic renal disease
- Heart disease
- Eating disorders
- Aids/HIV infection
- Use of steroids
- Use of insulin injections
- Use of oral antidiabetic agents
- Use of thyroid hormones
- Use of growth hormones
- Other diseases or use of other medications that may impact growth based on Dr. Mendoza's assessment.
- Family shares food with 2 other families with children under the age of 12.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
307 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00224887
Start Date
September 1 2003
End Date
July 1 2008
Last Update
May 4 2021
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