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Tablet computer for Obesity

Phase 1 & 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Jyu-Lin Chen, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline and 5 months
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Summary

About 17% of Chinese American preschool children are obese, compared to 12.4%of all children from age three to five years residing in the US; the prevalence of obesity is expected to increase in the future. Therefore, the proposed study will adapt a home-based and technology-centered childhood obesity prevention program for low-income Chinese American mothers of children three to five years old. The aims of the study are to assess the feasibility of the intervention and estimate the effect sizes on children's and mothers' outcomes.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obesity

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and 5 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 5 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Change from Baseline body mass index at 5 months
Secondary study objectives
Change from Baseline Parental Feeding Practice at 2 months
Change from Baseline Parental Feeding Practice at 5 months
Change from Baseline Sedentary activity at 2 months
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Tablet computerExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in the intervention group will receive eight weekly online sessions and interactive activities delivered through tablet computers. Intervention participants will receive instructions for accessing the program via the tablet at an in-person session. Automated weekly emails will be sent to participating mothers for the intervention duration to encourage study engagement.
Group II: Mailing informationActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in the mailing information group will receive general health promotion topics relevant to preschool-age children (such as immunization, injury prevention and school readiness) via mailing materials that are bilingual weekly for eight weeks. These materials will be obtained from CDC and AAP.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Tablet computer
2015
Completed Phase 2
~110

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Logistics

Participation is compensated

You will be compensated for participating in this trial.

Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San FranciscoLead Sponsor
2,561 Previous Clinical Trials
15,254,693 Total Patients Enrolled
35 Trials studying Obesity
11,577 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Jyu-Lin Chen, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, San Francisco
2 Previous Clinical Trials
98 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Obesity
18 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
~3 spots leftby Sep 2025
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