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Online Program to Support Healthy Family Routines in Low-Income Households With Young Children

Tests a parent-led online program for healthy routines in low-income families.

Key facts

Who runs it
University of Michigan
Where
Ann Arbor, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
300 people, planned
Started
31 Mar 2025
Expected to end
Feb 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Online program
  • Control Condition
Record updated
6 April 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for parents who are the legal guardian of a child aged 2 to 5 years. The child must be able to get public health insurance.

Age
The child is 2 through 5 years old. The record gives a minimum age of 2 years.
Sex
All sexes can join.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Children with serious medical problems that affect weight, sleep, activity, or eating cannot join.

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Parents must be the legal and custodial guardian of a 2 through 5-year-old child
  • Parents must report that their child is eligible for public health insurance
  • Parents must be able to complete the study activities in English
  • Parents must be able to complete study activities at a study location or at home, and online/via Zoom

Who cannot take part

  • Children must not have serious medical problems that affect weight, sleep, activity, or eating

Where in United States

  • University of MichiganAnn Arbor, United StatesContact: Michelle ClaysonTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This study will evaluate the effects of two different approaches to support healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines: A parent leader-guided online program that promotes parent and child self-regulation as a means to improve healthy family routines versus an asynchronous program that provides parents information about healthy family routines. Families will be randomly assigned to either of these programs and changes in parent and child outcomes will be evaluated.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Online ProgramTreatment being tested

    Parents will participate in an online program.

  • Control condition - Informational materials via emailExisting treatment, for comparison

    Parents will receive information via email.

    Treatment: Control Condition

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income
Plain-language title
Online Program to Support Healthy Family Routines in Low-Income Households With Young ChildrenGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
6 April 2026