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Trial reportJournal of nutrition education and behavior2019

Efficacy of a Home-Based Parent Training-Focused Weight Management Intervention for Preschool Children: The DRIVE Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.

Keely R Hawkins, John W Apolzan, Amanda E Staiano, Jenelle R Shanley, Corby K Martin

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Trial report in Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Interventions to Reduce Screen Time in Preschool-Aged Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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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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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Keely R HawkinsPennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA.
John W ApolzanPennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA.
Amanda E StaianoPennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA.
Jenelle R ShanleySchool of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
Corby K MartinPennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA. Electronic address: Corby.martin@pbrc.edu.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center · USGeorgia State University · USLouisiana State University System · US

Funding

Tracking & Evaluation CoreU54GM104940 · NIGMS · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI Peter Todd Katzmarzyk · 2012 to 2026
$69.1M
Research BaseP30DK072476 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI ROBERT A KESTERSON · 2005 to 2026
$26.5M
Training in Obesity ResearchT32DK064584 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI CORBY K MARTIN, Christopher D Morrison · 2003 to 2026
$5.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK072476NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK064584NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo pilot-test a home-based parent training intervention aimed at maintaining body weight among children at risk for obesity (> the 75th body mass index percentile).

methodsSixteen parent-child dyads were randomized to a health education or Developing Relationships that Include Values of Eating and Exercise (DRIVE) intervention arm. The DRIVE curriculum was a structured parenting program to promote healthy weight in children by relying on behavioral principles to promote skill acquisition in the family's natural setting. Body weight and waist circumference were measured at baseline and weeks 9 and 19.

resultsBody mass index z-score, body weight, and percent body weight increased in children in the health education arm vs DRIVE at weeks 9 and 19. Body weight, percent body weight, and waist circumference decreased in parents in DRIVE vs the health education arm at week 19, whereas no differences were shown at week 9. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The DRIVE program mitigated weight gain in a small sample of at-risk children and showed promising results in reducing weight in parents. Home-based interventions emphasizing parent-child interactions are indicated as a practical model to deliver weight management in children.

Indexed as

ParentingAdultBody WeightChild, PreschoolFemaleHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHome Care ServicesHumansMaleParent-Child RelationsParentsPediatric ObesityPilot Projectschildhood obesityhome-based interventionparent–child interactionstoddlersweight maintenance

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PMID31178009
PMCPMC7384743
OpenAlexW2956037356

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