Abstract
Objective
To describe the methodology of a family-focused, culturally tailored program, Abriendo Caminos, for the prevention of excess weight gain in children.
Design
Randomized control trial with outcome assessment at pretest, posttest, and 6 months
after intervention or abbreviated-attention control group.
Setting
Community setting across 5 sites (Illinois, California, Iowa, Texas, and Puerto Rico).
Participants
Mexican American and Puerto Rican families (parent and 1 child aged 6–18 years). A
sample size of 100 families (50 intervention and 50 control) per site (n = 500) will
provide adequate power to detect intervention effects.
Intervention
Families will participate in 6 weekly, 2-hour group workshops on nutrition education
through combined presentations and activities, family wellness, and physical activity.
Main Outcome Measures
The primary outcome is prevention of excess weight gain in children; secondary outcomes
include changes in child diet, specifically fruit, vegetable, and sugar-sweetened
beverage consumption, and changes in parents’ diets and improvement of family routines.
Measures will be collected at baseline, postintervention, and 6 months after.
Analysis
Modeling to assess changes within and between experimental groups will be checked
using standard methods including assessment of model fit, influence diagnostics, adjusted
R2, and multicollinearity. Significance of effects will be examined using Type III tests.
Key Words
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Publication history
Accepted:
August 26,
2019
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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