A Nutrition and Parenting Program for Fathers and Their Pre-school Age Children

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and impact of a father-focused childhood obesity prevention program on paternal food-related parenting practices, mealtime behaviors and father/child nutrition and physical activity behaviors. Half of participants (low-income father and child dyads) will receive an intervention immediately while the other half of participants will serve as a wait-list control group and receive the intervention at a later date.

Detailed Description
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All participants (low-income father and child dyads) will receive an 8 session (2 hours/session) (DAD) including community-based, hands-on, nutrition and parent education intervention with between-session technology enhancements. Dyads will be randomly assigned within groups of 10 to DAD or a wait-list control group (DELAY). Assessments will be conducted at pre, post and 1 month post including a subset of data from cohabiting mothers to assess moderating influences on outcomes.

Official Title
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Father-Focused Nutrition and Parenting Program to Help Prevent Childhood Obesity in Preschool Age Children

Conditions
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Pediatric Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Nutrition and Parenting Intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Father eligible for a federal food assistance or related program (e.g. SNAP) or living in an area with >30% poverty Having at least one preschool age child (ages 3-5 years old) At least 18 years of age and able to speak English Exclusion Criteria: No presence or interaction with child during meal or snack times.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Nutrition and Parenting Intervention<br>Participants (n=30, father/child dyads in groups of 10) will receive an 8 session (2 hours/session) community-based intervention including nutrition and parent education with between-session technology enhancements. | Behavioral: Nutrition and Parenting Intervention<br>* The proposed intervention will evaluate and explore the unique influences that low-income fathers have on their preschool age children's obesogenic behaviors and obesity risk.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Wait-list Control<br>Participants (n=30, father/child dyads in groups of 10) will serve as a wait-list control group and receive the same Nutrition and Parenting Intervention after completing pre and post assessments several weeks apart. | Behavioral: Nutrition and Parenting Intervention<br>* The proposed intervention will evaluate and explore the unique influences that low-income fathers have on their preschool age children's obesogenic behaviors and obesity risk.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire | Food-related parenting practices including parental support, control, structure, feeding | Change from baseline at 8 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Father & child diet quality | Diet quality assessed using Healthy Eating Index (24 hour recall) | Change from baseline at 8 weeks | 
| Father & child BMI/BMI Z-Score |  | Change from baseline at 8 weeks | 
| Meals in Our Household questionnaire | Mealtime behaviors and practices including shopping, meal planning, cooking, family meals | Change from baseline at 8 weeks | 
| Healthy Kids Questionnaire | Father and child nutrition behaviors including vegetable and sweetened beverage intake frequency & Physical activity behaviors including play and screen time | Change from baseline at 8 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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fathers