Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age2+
SponsorUniversity of Michigan

About this trial

This study will evaluate the effects of two different approaches to support healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines: A parent leader-guided online program that promotes parent and child self-regulation as a means to improve healthy family routines versus an asynchronous program that provides parents information about healthy family routines. Families will be randomly assigned to either of these programs and changes in parent and child outcomes will be evaluated.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Parents must be the legal and custodial guardian of a 2 through 5-year-old child

Parents must report that their child is eligible for public health insurance

Parents must be able to complete the study activities in English

Parents must be able to complete study activities at a study location or at home, and online/via Zoom.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Online program
  • Control Condition

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Michigan

Lead sponsor

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Collaborator