Randomized Trial of Healthy Family Foundations

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy Family Foundations

Healthy Family Foundations Curriculum

OTHER

Standard of Care

Standard of Care

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  collaborator FED

• State University of New York at Buffalo

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

  collaborator NIH

• Penn State University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mark Feinberg, PhD · Penn State University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-05-15

Primary Completion

2027-07-15

Completion

2027-07-15

Countries

• United States

Study Locations