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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

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

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.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and 5 months

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

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

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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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

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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