October 18, 2023

Greenlight Plus Study: A Randomized Study of Approaches to Early Childhood Obesity Prevention

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Study Websitehttps://www.greenlight-program.org/
ClinicalTrials.gov#
: NCT04042467
Study Design: Intervention Trial
PCORnet Infrastructure (Phase 1): Common Data Model (CDM), Single IRB, Patient partners or engagement
PCORnet Infrastructure (Phase 2): Single IRB, Patient partners or engagement
Principal Investigator: Bill Heerman
Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
PCORnet® Network Partner: STAR
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI); (Project webpage)
Funding Date (Phase 1): 2018
Study Duration (Phase 1): 2019 - 2025
Funding Date (Phase 2): 2025
Study Duration (Phase 2): 2025 - 2031
Participating PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks: INSIGHT, OneFlorida+, PaTH, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Metabolic Disorders
Condition: Behavior, Health; Child Obesity
Status (Phase 1): Active, not recruiting
Status (Phase 2): Not yet recruiting

Research Question(s):
The research team is recruiting 900 English- and Spanish-speaking parent-infant pairs from six primary care clinics. The team is assigning the pairs by chance to receive either Greenlight or Greenlight Plus for two years. At the start of the study and throughout the child's first two years of life, the team is interviewing families and reviewing medical records to see how each baby is growing. The team wants to know how Greenlight and Greenlight Plus compare in promoting healthy weight gain for different groups based on language, race, ethnicity, and health literacy.