Motivational Interviewing in NOURISH for Parents of Overweight Children

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to investigate if a brief, motivational interviewing intervention (NOURISH+MI) can improve retention and treatment adherence for parents enrolled in an intervention for their child's overweight (NOURISH+). The investigators hypothesize that children whose parents participate in NOURISH+MI will demonstrate lower attrition and greater adherence with NOURISH+, ultimately leading to greater treatment effects, compared with children whose parents are randomized to NOURISH+ or a control group.

Detailed Description
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There is an urgent need for innovative approaches to pediatric obesity prevention and treatment. There is also a demand for targeted strategies that reduce attrition and improve compliance with obesity treatment. Intervening exclusively with parents of overweight children is a novel treatment approach, with demonstrated efficacy in reducing child body mass index (BMI) percentile. Motivational interviewing (MI), a brief communication style for exploring and resolving ambivalence about change, may enhance treatment engagement when implemented as part of obesity interventions. Further research investigating MI within pediatric obesity treatments is needed. In the current application, the investigators are examining whether MI implemented with parents for the treatment of their children's overweight can improve treatment effects. NOURISH+, a recently funded R01 (Nourishing Our Understanding of Role modeling to Improve Support and Health; PI, Mazzeo), is a culturally tailored parent intervention for overweight children ages 5-11. NOURISH+ targets lower-income, African American participants, a group at increased risk for pediatric overweight and associated complications, and builds on pilot work which yielded significant reductions in child BMI percentile. The investigators are adding an MI treatment into NOURISH+. Specifically, we will randomly select 60 parents at enrollment and investigate if adding two brief MI sessions prior to the NOURISH+ group intervention will enhance treatment effects. The investigators will be able to compare NOURISH+MI with participants from the two R01 treatment conditions (NOURISH+ and Control), matched on child ethnicity and gender. The investigators hypothesize that children whose parents participate in NOURISH+ MI will demonstrate lower attrition and greater compliance with NOURISH+, ultimately leading to greater treatment effects, compared with children whose parents are randomized to NOURISH+ or a control group.

Official Title
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Motivational Interviewing in NOURISH for Parents of Overweight Children

Conditions
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Overweight and Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Lifestyle counseling


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: parents/caregivers must be at least 18 years old have a child between the ages of 5 and 11 have a child with a BMI > the 85th%ile the eligible child primarily resides in the caregiver's home English speaking Exclusion Criteria: non-ambulatory pregnant have a medical condition that might be negatively impacted by exercise have a psychiatric diagnosis that would impair their ability to respond to assessments or participate in a group Parents whose children have a medical or developmental condition that precludes weight loss using conventional diet and exercise methods are also ineligible

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Lifestyle counseling<br>NOURISH+ plus motivational interviewing | Behavioral: Lifestyle counseling<br>* Parents will participate in one telephone and one in person session of motivational interviewing prior to their participation in an 8 week parent-exclusive treatment focusing on parenting skills to improve their child's overweight.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of sessions attended |  | 8 weeks and 4-month follow up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Baseline child dietary intake and change in intake |  | baseline, 8 weeks, 4 month post | 
| Baseline child physical activity and change in activity |  | baseline, 8 weeks, 4-month post | 
| Baseline child BMI percentile and change in BMI |  | baseline, 8 weeks, 4-month post | 
| Baseline parent BMI and change in BMI |  | baseline, 8 weeks, 4-month post | 
| Baseline parent dietary intake and change in intake |  | baseline, 8 weeks, 4-month post | 
| Baseline parent physical activity and change in activity |  | baseline, 8 weeks, 4-month post | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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motivational interviewing, obesity, parent