Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22869834›Full record

Trial reportPediatrics2012

Culturally tailored, family-centered, behavioral obesity intervention for Latino-American preschool-aged children.

Shari L Barkin, Sabina B Gesell, Eli K Po'e, Juan Escarfuller, Tommaso Tempesti

Erratum issuedOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Pediatrics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 78 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  6. Cultural adaptations of obesity-related behavioral prevention interventions in early childhood: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022
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  10. Interventions for preventing obesity in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shari L BarkinDivision of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-9225, USA. shari.barkin@vanderbilt.edu
Sabina B Gesell
Eli K Po'e
Juan Escarfuller
Tommaso Tempesti
Vanderbilt University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell · US

Funding

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY CTSA FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024975 · NCRR · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2007 to 2011
$45.7M
Vanderbilt Center for Diabetes Translation ResearchP30DK092986 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI ROTHMAN, RUSSELL L. · 2011 to 2020
$6.7M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) KL2KL2RR024977 · NCRR · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2007 to 2011
$3.0M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) TL1TL1RR024978 · NCRR · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2007 to 2011
$1.3M
NCRR NIH HHS 1 UL1RR024975NCRR NIH HHS KL2 RR024977NCRR NIH HHS TL1 RR024978NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024975NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092986
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo test the effect of a culturally tailored, family-centered, short-term behavioral intervention on BMI in Latino-American preschool-aged children.

methodsIn a randomized controlled trial, 54 parent-child dyads were allocated to the intervention and 52 dyads were allocated to an alternative school-readiness program as the control condition. Parent-child dyads were eligible if the parent self-defined Latino, was at least 18 years old, had a 2- to 6-year-old child not currently enrolled in another healthy lifestyle program, had a valid telephone number, and planned on remaining in the city for the next 6 months. The Salud Con La Familia (Health with the Family) program consisted of 12 weekly 90-minute skills-building sessions designed to improve family nutritional habits and increase physical activity. Both programs were conducted in a community recreation center serving an urban neighborhood of mostly Spanish-speaking residents.

resultsForty-two percent of participating preschool-aged children were overweight or obese. Controlling for child age, gender, and baseline BMI, the effect of the treatment condition on postintervention absolute BMI was B = -0.59 (P < .001). The intervention effect seemed to be strongest for obese children.

conclusionsA skills-building, culturally tailored intervention involving parent-child dyads changed short-term early growth patterns in these Latino-American preschool-aged children. Examining long-term effects would be a prudent next step.

Indexed as

Behavior TherapyCultureFamily HealthHispanic or LatinoAcculturationChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleObesityWeight Loss

Identifiers

PMID22869834
PMCPMC4074623
OpenAlexW1970031811

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