Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa Study
This study, called "Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa," is looking for Latinx/Hispanic parents who are primary caregivers of children aged 2-5. It aims to see if a home-based program can improve the quality of food children eat. The program involves home visits, phone calls, written materials, and text messages with a support coach. Researchers will compare this program to a different program focused on school readiness. The main goals are to see if the program changes children's diet quality, parents' feeding practices, and the availability of healthy foods in the home. The study plans to enroll 257 families.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study that plans to enroll 257 participants. It compares a home-based video and motivational interviewing intervention with a school readiness promotion program.
- What's involved
- You would have three home visits and three phone calls with a support coach over six months. You would also receive written materials and text messages twice a week for six months, and have a meal video recorded.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your child's diet quality and dermal carotenoids (a measure of fruit and vegetable intake) will be measured at the beginning of the study and again at 6 months.
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Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Alison Tovar, PhD MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Brown University
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What this trial measures
- Child Diet Quality2-24-Hour Recalls at Baseline and 2-24-Hour Recalls at 6-Month follow-up
Caloric and macronutrient intake will be averaged over two dietary recalls. Caloric and macronutrient intake will be averaged over the two recalls. Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015 components (total fruit, whole fruit, total vegetable, dark green and orange vegetables and legumes, total grain, whole grain, milk, meat and beans, saturated fat, sodium, added sugars, and solid fats) are assessed per 1000 kcal to provide a density-based score except for saturated fats and added sugars with are % of energy. Component scores are then summed to provide a total HEI score.
- Child's Dermal CarotenoidsBaseline, 6-Month Follow-up
The Veggie Meter device will provide an objective, non-invasive and quick measure reflecting fruit and vegetable intake. This device uses reflection spectroscopy to detect the level of carotenoids in human skin. Three measures (10 seconds each spaced by 30-seconds) will be taken and averaged. Scores range from 0 to 800 with higher scores indicating greater fruit and vegetable intake.