The ADAPT Trial: Adapting Evidence-Based Obesity Interventions in Community Settings

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

Evidence-based obesity treatment is inaccessible to most children in the United States. This lack of access is a source of health inequity, whereby children from rural and minority communities, who have the highest rates of childhood obesity, are also the least likely to receive an evidence-based intervention. Developing strategies to improve access to evidence-based obesity interventions could reduce health disparities by improving reach to these underserved communities. The premise of this study is that using a systematic framework to adapt a community-based behavioral intervention for childhood obesity that accounts for individual, family, and community factors will increase reach and effectiveness among low-income, minority, and rural populations. COACH is a multi-level obesity intervention that supports 1) the individual child through developmentally appropriate health behavior curriculum, 2) the family by directly addressing parent weight loss and engaging parents as agents of change for their children, and 3) the community by building the capacity of local community centers to offer parent-child programming. The investigators propose testing the process of adapting COACH in a cluster-randomized trial.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 6
Maximum Age: 12
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• Child with an age ≥ 6 years and \< 12 years

• Child body mass index ≥95th percentile for age and sex on standardized CDC growth curves

• Index parent/legal guardian with an age ≥18 years

• Parent and child speak English or Spanish

• Family resides within or frequently visit selected zip codes within Middle TN surrounding the partnering community centers;

• Have parental commitment to participate in a 6-month study;

• Have the ability to view online trainings

• Complete baseline data collection, including parent and child height and weight and at least 90% of baseline survey items.

Locations
United States
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITING
Nashville
Contact Information
Primary
William J Heerman, MD, MPH
Bill.Heerman@vumc.org
615-322-7080
Backup
Laura Adams, RD, MBA
Laura.E.Adams@vumc.org
615-875-7298
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-10-23
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-12-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 750
Treatments
Experimental: COACH Intervention
COACH intervenes at 3 levels: the individual child, the family, and the community.~Child-Level Intervention Content: We will direct skill-building lessons toward the child at developmentally appropriate levels.~Family-Level Intervention Content: Curricular components for parents are designed to leverage parents as agents of change for their children. As such, the group-based sessions includes realistic goal setting (SMART goals), strategies to navigate barriers, training in physical activity, and group-based accountability. During the session, parents and children will participate in a low to moderate physical activity.~Community-Level Content: The intervention is delivered in the context of a widely available community resource, local community centers across Middle Tennessee.~Online Platform: All participants will have access to an online on-demand health behavior change curriculum. Modules are self-paced and will take approximately 7 hours.
Active_comparator: Adaptation Arm
The core components of the adaptation arm will mirror the COACH intervention arm. Each community center will be guided through a process of adapting the specific intervention content, and as such, will be unique to each of the 25 community centers randomized to this arm. In this way, the study tests the process of adapting the intervention, instead of a specific portfolio of adaptations.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov