Parents Together: Supporting Parents to Promote Healthy Behaviours in Children

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age2-5
SponsorThe Hospital for Sick Children

About this trial

The Parents Together trial aims to determine if the Parents Together program consisting of virtual parent group sessions and coaching calls, will result in better health outcomes for children. The program which is facilitated by a Public Health Nurse seeks to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviours, help build strong family relationships, and promote child development and mental health.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Parents Together parenting course

    Behavioral

    parenting course and coaching calls

Treatment groups

128 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Intervention/treatmentExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Child eating behaviours

Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ)

Time frame
6 months post-randomization

Secondary outcomes

1

Dietary intake and food environment

Parent reported measures of dietary intake, and food environment (based on the Canadian Community Health Survey)

Time frame
6 months post-randomization
2

Nutritional risk

Nutrition Screeening Tool for Every Preschooler (NutriSTEP)

Time frame
6 months post-randomization
3

Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, Sleep Duration

Parent reported measures of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration (based on the Canadian Community Health Survey)

Time frame
6 months post-randomization
4

Physical activity

Parent reported measures of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration (based on the Canadian Community Health Survey)

Time frame
6 months post-randomization

Other outcomes

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