A helping hand at home: could coaching parents transform Children's eating habits?
NCT ID NCT06099288
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a home-based program, led by a bilingual community health worker, can improve the diet quality of preschool-aged children in low-income Hispanic families. Parents receive coaching visits, phone calls, and text messages over six months, focusing on healthy eating and feeding practices. The study compares this enhanced support to standard materials to see if it leads to better food choices and healthier home environments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home-based video and motivational interviewing intervention delivered by a bilingual community health worker
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a practical, culturally tailored way to improve eating habits and reduce obesity risk in young children from low-income families.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and relies on self-reported dietary recalls, which may not capture true intake. Results may not apply to all families or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 257 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years old * Self-identity as Latinx/Hispanic * Speak English or Spanish * Be the primary caregiver of a child between 2- 5 years of age * Live with the child most of the time * Eat a minimum of three evening meals per week with the child * Not have participated in the R34 study * Have a smart phone * Be willing to have a meal video recorded in the home Exclusion Criteria: * A doctor or WIC provider has told them that their child was underweight in the past 6 months * The child has a diagnosed feeding disorder or dietary restriction that impacts how they eat
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brown University
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02912, United States
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