Reducing Maternal Stress to Improve Obesity-related Parenting Practices

Summary

Maternal stress is associated with children's risk for obesity controlling for socioeconomic status. The association between maternal stress and child obesity is particularly strong in Latinx families, whose children also have the highest rates of obesity in the United States. A mindful parenting program might reduce Latina mothers' psychological stress and lead to improved parenting practices and ability to create a healthier environment. The primary objective of the proposed research is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally-relevant intervention that integrates mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindful parenting in Latina mothers. The investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial comparing the Calma, Conversa, y Cría (CCC) intervention to an active control condition in 50 Latina mothers of elementary-school age children. Participant satisfaction rates and qualitative interviews will provide evidence of the program's acceptability. Feasibility will be determined by examining recruitment rates, retention rates, and treatment fidelity. Completion of this project will inform the development of a full-scale efficacy trial.

Conditions

• Obesity, Childhood

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

CCC

A mix of mindfulness-based stress reduction, mindful eating, and mindful parenting strategies.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Usual Care

Consists of strategies meant to enhance health and well-being (e.g., health education, strategies to get more physical activity) but does not include mindfulness as an active ingredient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

  collaborator NIH

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  collaborator OTHER

• George Washington University

  collaborator OTHER

• Johns Hopkins University

  collaborator OTHER

• American University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-04-25

Primary Completion

2025-01-14

Completion

2025-03-14

Countries

• United States

Study Locations