First Thousand Days: Prevention of Early Life Obesity in Latino Infants and Toddlers

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The purpose of the study is to understand how mothers think and feel about feeding their babies and putting them to sleep, understand more about programs that can support mothers taking care of babies, and how professionals can be most helpful in helping mothers make decisions about their baby's feeding and sleeping. The overarching goal is to prevent early life obesity and progression to metabolic syndrome in high-risk populations, starting with healthy toddler weights by age 2 years.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 45
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• Mother to infant born full term \> 37 weeks, and are under 1 month of age

• Infant is singleton

• Infant has no identified health problems

• Infant is patient of CommUnityCare

• Mother is 18 years of age

• Mother is Latino/Hispanic ethnicity

• Mother is willing to commit to study follow-up visits

Locations
United States
Texas
CommUnity Care: North Central Health Center
RECRUITING
Austin
Contact Information
Primary
Megan J Gray, MD,MPH,FAAP
megan.gray@austin.utexas.edu
512-495-3002
Backup
Sara Dube, MPH
sara.dube@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0941
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-07-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 240
Treatments
Experimental: Group A: Centering Parenting
At each well-child check from 2- to 24-months, a trained bilingual facilitator from the CommUnityCare Centering Parenting program will present curriculum in person during 2-hour visits in a room with 3-8 mother-baby pairs per group. During each session, each mother-baby pair will be pulled out to a private medical room for a brief individual well child appointment with the pediatrician. During this appointment, infant measurements, physical exam, and discussion of unique concerns will take place before the pair returns to the session. There are 8 scheduled well child checks by the age of two, where regular parenting topics will be covered (i.e. discipline, safety, co-parenting, sibling relationships, childcare, development). Each Centering session is expected to last approximately 2 hours, for a total commitment of approximately 16 hours across 8 group sessions over the course of 22 months for each participant. Total time of enrollment should be approximately 22-24 months.
Active_comparator: Group B: Bright by Text
This group will receive standard of care individual well child checks with their regular CommUnityCare pediatrician, with standard anticipatory guidance on feeding and sleep. Additionally, this group will be enrolled in a text-based parenting coaching program. The Bright by Text program will provide parenting tips two to three times weekly; tailored through community partner United Way of Central Texas offering local parent support and resources. The Bright by Text program is a message subscription program rather than an application. Participants may decide on their own how much to engage with the text-based program, so total time commitment cannot be estimated. Total time of enrollment should be approximately 22-24 months.
No_intervention: Group C: Standard of Care
This group will receive standard of care individual well child checks with their regular pediatrician, with standard anticipatory guidance on feeding and sleep. Total time of enrollment should be approximately 22-24 months.
Sponsors
Collaborators: American Diabetes Association
Leads: University of Texas at Austin

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