Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2022
Weight outcomes of NU-HOME: a randomized controlled trial to prevent obesity among rural children.
Trial report in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02973815 (New Ulm at HOME), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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New Ulm at HOME (Healthy Offerings Via the Mealtime Environment), NU-HOME
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Food Environment and Childhood Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity based interventions for reducing body mass index in children aged 6-12 years: a systematic review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
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- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- A family-based behavioral group obesity randomized control feasibility trial across a clinical trials network: a focus on contact hours.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Trial
- Parent Weight, Diet, Active Living, and Food-Related Outcomes of the Family-Focused:NU-HOME Randomized Controlled Trial: NU-HOME Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2023Trial
- Insights Into Rural Youth Physical Activity: The Role of Micro- and Macro-Level Environments.Family & community healthTrial
- Observed Mealtime Interactions, Meal Healthfulness, and Childhood Obesity Among Low-Income Families.Pediatric obesity · 2026Article
- A Multi-Level Intervention to Address Childhood Obesity in Rural Hispanic Communities.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- Home Availability of Different Forms of Fruits and Vegetables and Parent/Child Diet by Income: Findings from 4 Studies.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2025Article
- From Free Play to Farm Chores: Using the Youth Compendium to Characterize Physical Activity Behaviors Among Rural Children.Health promotion practice · 2025Article
- Use of a systematic process to improve the utility of a home food environment audit tool.Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding body weight management among patients with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity and Changes in Diet Quality and Body Mass Index z-Scores Among Elementary School Students.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2024Article
- County Rurality and Incidence and Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes in the United States.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2024Observational
- Parent meal self-efficacy and practices in households with healthy home food environments in the face of economic hardship.Appetite · 2023Article
- A novel method to map community- and neighborhood-level access to rural physical activity built environments in the United States.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundRural children are at greater obesity risk than their urban peers. The NU-HOME study is an innovative collaborative effort to prevent childhood obesity in rural communities. Weight outcomes of the NU-HOME study, a family-meal focused randomized controlled trial (RCT) are described. We hypothesized that compared to control group children, intervention group children would have significantly lower weight-related post-intervention (PI) outcomes.
methodsParticipants were 114 dyads (7-10 year-old rural children and a parent). In 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, research staff measured height, weight and body fat at baseline (BL) and PI. Families were randomized to intervention (n = 58) or control (n = 56) groups without blinding. Designed with Social Cognitive Theory and community engagement, the NU-HOME program included seven monthly sessions delivered in community settings and four goal-setting calls. The program engaged entire families to improve healthy eating, physical activity, family meals and the home food environment. Multiple linear and logistic regression models tested PI outcomes of child BMIz-score, percent body fat, percent over 50th percentile BMI, and overweight/obesity status by treatment group, adjusted for BL values and demographics (n = 102).
resultsNo statistically significant intervention effects were seen for child BMIz or overweight/obesity status. However, a promising reduction in boys' percent body fat (- 2.1, 95% CI [- 4.84, 0.63]) was associated with the intervention.
conclusionsAlthough our findings were in the hypothesized direction, making significant impacts on weight-related outcomes remains challenging in community trials. Comprehensive family-focused programming may require intensive multi-pronged interventions to mitigate complex factors associated with excess weight gain. CLINICAL
trial registrationThis study is registered with NIH ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02973815 .
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