Youth & Families Research Projects

 

The Fresh Start Trial, Center for Health Equity in Research

This study aims to assess the effectiveness and implementation of a culturally adapted weight-loss intervention for low-income, postpartum women participating in the Special SupplementalNutritional Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) through a randomized controlled trial.
UMass Worcester PRC Principal Investigators: Milagros C. Rosal, PhD, Stephenie C. Lemon, PhD
Funders: Center for Health Equity Intervention Research, National Institutes of Health, National
Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Dates: 2012-2018

Randomized Trial of a Post-Partum Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic Women

The overall goal of this randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a culturally and linguistically modified, individually-tailored lifestyle intervention to reduce excessive gestational weight gain, increase postpartum weight loss, and improve maternal metabolic status among overweight/obese Hispanic women.
UMass Worcester PRC Principal Investigator: Milagros C. Rosal, PhD 
Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Dates: 2012-2017

Randomized Lifestyle Intervention in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Hispanic Women

The overall goal of this randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a culturally and linguistically modified, individually-tailored lifestyle intervention to reduce excel gestational weight gain (GWG), increase postpartum weight loss, and improve maternal metabolic status among overweight/obese Hispanic women and their children.
UMass Worcester PRC Principal Investigator: Milagros C. Rosal, PhD 
Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Dates: 2013-2018

Pediatric Practice-based Obesity Intervention to Support Families: Fitline

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to test the effect of providing support and coaching to parents of children ages 8 to 12 with overweight and obesity on improving the child’s diet and physical activity and reducing Body Mass Index (BMI).
UMass Worcester PRC Principal Investigator: Lori Pbert, PhD
Funders: National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Dates: 2016-2021
More info: FITLINE

Healthy Kids & Families: Overcoming Social, Environmental and Family Barriers to Childhood Obesity Prevention

Healthy Kids & Families is the applied research project of the UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center. It is testing the impact of a community health worker-delivered intervention aimed at helping families overcome barriers to childhood obesity prevention. The intervention is compared to a comparison condition aimed at helping families improve positive parenting skills.
UMass Worcester PRC Principal Investigators: Milagros C. Rosal, PhD, Wenjun Li, PhD
Funder: UMass Worcester PRC's applied research project, funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dates: 2014-2019
More info: Healthy Kids & FamiliesTM