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Open Access 01-12-2012 | Study protocol

Childhood obesity prevention in rural settings: background, rationale, and study design of ‘4-Health,’ a parent-only intervention

Authors: Wesley C Lynch, Jill Martz, Galen Eldridge, Sandra J Bailey, Carrie Benke, Lynn Paul

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Childhood obesity in rural communities is a serious but understudied problem. The current experiment aims to assess a wide range of obesity risk factors among rural youth and to offer an 8-month intervention program for parents to reduce obesity risk in their preteen child.

Methods/Design

A two-group, repeated measures design is used to assess the effectiveness of the 4-Health intervention program. Assessments include anthropometric measures, child self-evaluations, parent self-evaluations, and parent evaluations of child. County Extension agents from 21 rural Montana counties recruit approximately 150 parent–child dyads and counties are semi-randomly assigned to the active intervention group (4-Health Educational Program) or a “best-practices” (Healthy Living Information) control group.

Discussion

This study will shed light on the effectiveness of this parent-only intervention strategy in reducing obesity risk factors among rural preteens. The 4-Health program is designed to provide information and skills development for busy rural parents that will increase healthy lifestyles of their preteen children and improve the parents’ ability to intervene effectively in the lives of their families during this critical developmental period.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01510587
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Metadata
Title
Childhood obesity prevention in rural settings: background, rationale, and study design of ‘4-Health,’ a parent-only intervention
Authors
Wesley C Lynch
Jill Martz
Galen Eldridge
Sandra J Bailey
Carrie Benke
Lynn Paul
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-255

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