The Strong Families Trial: Randomised controlled trial of a family strengthening program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 5- to 11-year old children from at risk families

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1138403

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The study will test the effectiveness of an integrated package of parenting and lifestyle interventions for parents or carers from socially disadvantaged areas in reducing the risk of obesity among their 5-11 year-old children. It will provide scientific evidence of the additive effectiveness of a mixed parenting program when combined with a standard lifestyle intervention to prevent unhealthy weight gain and improving the family environment among mostly migrant populations

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,338,625.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Public Nutrition Intervention

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

culturally appropriate methodology | family functioning | family-centred intervention | obesity | social disadvantage

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