An observational study in Obesity, sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Boston. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-01-15.
Sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Boston · Observational
The goal of this study is to do formative research which will lead ultimately to the development of a computer-based system called Tailored Information for Diet and Exercise or TIDE for short. TIDE will target energy balance behaviors to prevent the onset of obesity in children. The system will be used by physicians and parents/primary care givers in pediatric primary care practices with the aim of improving parent-pediatrician interactions related to counseling and anticipatory guidance on energy balance behaviors. The aim of this study is to develop a one-two page, paper-pencil proxy questionnaire that is used to query the parent of the child in the waiting room and assesses topic areas related to energy balance behaviors (EBB). The questionnaire will be referred to as the energy balance behaviors questionnaire (EBB-Q). This will require focus groups, cognitive testing of the questionnaire, and survey administration.
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This study's enrollment of 305 is above the median of 132 across 1,338 observational studies indexed under Obesity.
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General population of parents with children ages 4-10 years who reside in the Greater Boston area. Parents are defined as primary care givers or legal guardians who take primary responsibility for the child's health which includes attending the child's well-care visits.
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A lifestyle survey was administered to primary-care givers or legal guardians who take their children 4-10 y/o to the pediatric well-child visits.
sugar-sweetened beverages
Behavioral outcome measure of the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages consumed.
Time frame: one time point (baseline only)
BMI
weight status as defined by body mass index (BMI)
Time frame: one time point (baseline only)
Physical activity
amount of time spent in moderate or greater physical activity
Time frame: one time point (baseline only)
fruit and vegetables
amount of fruit servings and vegetable servings consumed per day.
Time frame: one time point (baseline only)
screen time
amount of time spent watching television or recreational videos or computers
Time frame: one time point (baseline only)
This study is completed, as verified in Jan 2013. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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