Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a family strengthening program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 5 to 11-year-old children from at-risk families: the Strong Families Trial.

Brooks, C; Helson, C; McCormack, M; Baur, LA; Gill, T; Green, J; Billah, B; Cronin, P; Johar, A; Plaskett, J; Nolan, M; Latanik, M; Renzaho, AMN

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a family strengthening program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 5 to 11-year-old children from at-risk families: the Strong Families Trial.

Brooks, C Helson, C McCormack, M Baur, LA Gill, T Green, J Billah, B Cronin, P

Johar, A Plaskett, J Nolan, M Latanik, M Renzaho, AMN

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Citation:: BMC Public Health, 2022, 22, (1), pp. 1215
Issue Date:: 2022-06-18

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dc.contributor.author	Brooks, C
dc.contributor.author	Helson, C
dc.contributor.author	McCormack, M
dc.contributor.author	Baur, LA
dc.contributor.author	Gill, T
dc.contributor.author	Green, J
dc.contributor.author	Billah, B
dc.contributor.author	Cronin, P https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4422-7760
dc.contributor.author	Johar, A
dc.contributor.author	Plaskett, J
dc.contributor.author	Nolan, M
dc.contributor.author	Latanik, M
dc.contributor.author	Renzaho, AMN
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-08T00:34:14Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-18
dc.date.available	2023-07-08T00:34:14Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06-18
dc.identifier.citation	BMC Public Health, 2022, 22, (1), pp. 1215
dc.identifier.issn	1471-2458
dc.identifier.issn	1471-2458
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171321
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Obesity is an increasing health concern in Australia among adult and child populations alike and is often associated with other serious comorbidities. While the rise in the prevalence of childhood obesity has plateaued in high-income countries, it continues to increase among children from disadvantaged and culturally diverse backgrounds. The family environment of disadvantaged populations may increase the risk of childhood obesity through unhealthy eating and lifestyle practices. The Strong Families Trial aims to assess the effectiveness of a mixed behavioural and lifestyle intervention for parents and carers of at-risk populations, i.e. families from culturally diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds, in preventing unhealthy weight gain among children aged 5 to 11 years. METHODS: Eight hundred families from low socio-economic areas in Greater Western Sydney, NSW, and Melbourne, VIC, will be recruited and randomised into a lifestyle intervention or control group. The intervention comprises 90-minute weekly sessions for 6 weeks (plus two-booster sessions) of an integrated, evidence-based, parenting and lifestyle program that accounts for the influences of family functioning. Primary (anthropometric data) and secondary (family functioning, feeding related parenting, physical activity, consumption of healthy foods, health literacy, family and household costs) outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and 12 months post-intervention. DISCUSSION: This study will elucidate methods for engaging socially disadvantaged and culturally diverse groups in parenting programs concerned with child weight status. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This study is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12619001019190 ). Registered 16 July 2019.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Nature
dc.relation.ispartof	BMC Public Health
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dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.subject.classification	4202 Epidemiology
dc.subject.classification	4203 Health services and systems
dc.subject.classification	4206 Public health
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Parenting
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Pediatric Obesity
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Weight Gain
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Weight Gain
dc.subject.mesh	Parenting
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Pediatric Obesity
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Parenting
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Pediatric Obesity
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Weight Gain
dc.title	Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a family strengthening program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 5 to 11-year-old children from at-risk families: the Strong Families Trial.
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Obesity is an increasing health concern in Australia among adult and child populations alike and is often associated with other serious comorbidities. While the rise in the prevalence of childhood obesity has plateaued in high-income countries, it continues to increase among children from disadvantaged and culturally diverse backgrounds. The family environment of disadvantaged populations may increase the risk of childhood obesity through unhealthy eating and lifestyle practices. The Strong Families Trial aims to assess the effectiveness of a mixed behavioural and lifestyle intervention for parents and carers of at-risk populations, i.e. families from culturally diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds, in preventing unhealthy weight gain among children aged 5 to 11 years. METHODS: Eight hundred families from low socio-economic areas in Greater Western Sydney, NSW, and Melbourne, VIC, will be recruited and randomised into a lifestyle intervention or control group. The intervention comprises 90-minute weekly sessions for 6 weeks (plus two-booster sessions) of an integrated, evidence-based, parenting and lifestyle program that accounts for the influences of family functioning. Primary (anthropometric data) and secondary (family functioning, feeding related parenting, physical activity, consumption of healthy foods, health literacy, family and household costs) outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and 12 months post-intervention. DISCUSSION: This study will elucidate methods for engaging socially disadvantaged and culturally diverse groups in parenting programs concerned with child weight status. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This study is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12619001019190 ). Registered 16 July 2019.

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