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Purpose

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.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 2 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • 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.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Children must not have serious medical problems that affect weight, sleep, activity, or eating.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
About 150 adults and 150 children will take part in the study
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Online Program 		Parents will participate in an online program.
  • Behavioral: Online program
    Families in Balance Online is a 6-week online program that includes 6 weekly group discussions and 3 individual support sessions, all held over Zoom. Program activities will focus on improving parent and child self-regulation as a means to encourage healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines. Participants will engage in in person and online data collection activities to understand whether the program is impactful.
Active Comparator
Control condition - Informational materials via email 		Parents will receive information via email.
  • Behavioral: Control Condition
    Families in Balance is an asynchronous program in which participants will be sent materials weekly over 6 weeks to encourage healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines. Participants will engage in in person and online data collection activities to understand whether the program is impactful.

Recruiting Locations

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Contact:
Michelle Clayson
734-763-2003
mclayson@umich.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Michigan

Study Contact

Michelle Clayson
734-763-2003
mclayson@umich.edu

Notice

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