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Randomized Trial of Healthy Family Foundations
Adaptation of an Evidence-based Family Program for Obesity Prevention in Health Care Context
Who can join
Ages 18 to 60 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Two-parent military families (one or more parents are active duty military) * Expecting a first child, through 7 months gestation Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical exclusion criteria for parents apply to males and females (active diagnosis of cancer, AIDS, palliative medicine patients, malabsorptive conditions, uncontrolled multiple sclerosis, and severe cognitive impairment), and to females (multiple gestation) * Families will be excluded if both parents do not participate.
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether an adaptation of an evidence-based, couple-based preventive intervention at the transition to parenthood improves reduces obesity risk among infants and parents in military families via improved interparental support and coordination around health lifestyle behaviors and parenting.
The main question it aims to answer is whether an adapted, innovative family-focused approach to obesity prevention can reduce rapid infant weight gain, new mothers' postpartum weight retention, and fathers' weight status.
Participants randomized to the Healthy Family Foundations (HFF) intervention condition will participate in 10 online group classes (5 prenatal and 5 postnatal).
Participants randomized to the control condition will receive standard of care and opportunities for education at their site.
Researchers will compare the Healthy Family Foundations (HFF) intervention group with a Standard of Care control group to see if there are differences in weight, coparenting support, parent mental health and parent health behaviors.
What is being tested
- Healthy Family Foundations (behavioral)
- Standard of Care (other)
Sponsor: Penn State University · Participants: 825 · Started: May 15, 2023
Contact the study team
- Michelle Hostetler, PhD · Phone: 8148657375
- Mark Feinberg, PhD · Phone: 8148657375
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05630482
Locations in the U.S.
| Nevada | Nellis Airforce Base, Nellis Air Force Base |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.