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. 2016 Jan 14;6(2):244–259. doi: 10.1007/s13142-015-0365-5

Table 2.

Description of Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research (COPTR) studies

NET-Works GROW IMPACT GOALS
Institutions, PIs Grant #s University of Minnesota, S. French
HealthPartners Institute for Education & Research, N. Sherwood
U01 HL 068890
Vanderbilt University, S. Barkin
U01 HL 103620
Case Western Reserve University, E. Borawski, L. Cutler, S. Moore
U01 HL 103622
Stanford University, T. Robinson
U01 HL 103629
Primary outcome BMI BMI BMI slope BMI slope
Major inclusion criteria BMI ≥50th percentile
2–4 years old
No serious medical problems
Speaks English or Spanish
Family income <$65,000/year
No plans to move within the next 36 months
50th percentile ≤BMI <95th percentile
3–5 years old
No serious medical problems
Speaks English or Spanish
Live in predefined zip codes
No plans to move within the next 36 months
BMI ≥85th percentile
Rising 6th graders (10–11 years old)
No serious medical problems
Speaks English or Spanish
No plans to move within the next 36 months
BMI ≥85th percentile
7–11 years old
No medical problems or medications affecting growth
No medical, developmental, or social conditions limiting participation in interventions or assessments
Speaks and reads English or Spanish
Live in predefined low income neighborhoods
No plans to move from SF Bay Area within the next 36 months.
Target population
 Description
 Sample size
Child–parent dyads
250/arm
Child–parent dyads
300/arm
Child–parent dyads
120/arm
Children and at least one parent/guardian per family
120/arm
Recruitment site(s) 12 primary care clinics across three health care systems in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN Community sites (e.g., daycares, physicians’ offices, pre K programs, churches, community service programs) in East Nashville and South Nashville, TN Public and charter schools in Cleveland, Ohio Primary care providers and clinics, schools, community centers, churches, and other community locations in low income, primarily Latino neighborhoods near Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Interventions: brief descriptions Intervention aimed at parents via family connector home visits, community parenting classes, neighborhood and community resource connections and pediatric primary care to improve and reinforce healthy diet and activity patterns. Intervention aimed at parents and children in classes at community centers. It includes social media and phone coaching to improve dietary patterns, and use of the built environment to enhance physical activity of parent and child. Intervention aimed at youth and parents in small group sessions and at youth in school based activities through a series of goal setting, skills building, changes in the family environment and daily routines to improve diet and physical activity patterns. Intervention aimed at children and parents in a home based intervention to reduce screen time, increase physical activity, and alter dietary practices; community‐based after school team sports for children, and primary care counseling.