Mothers' Action Project to prevent early tooth decay and reduce obesity risk in young children

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

MAP-CH is a cluster randomized trial enrolling 66 neighborhood clusters (about seven mothers per cluster) with one child per family for a total of roughly 460 children, randomized 1:1 to intervention or control. The intervention delivers 18 home-based, group sessions over 12 months in Bengali or the local cluster language led by bilingual facilitators to teach oral-health and healthy feeding practices, increase maternal assertiveness, and build supportive social networks. The control arm receives educational materials and dental referral information. Recruitment uses a Mapping Project with outreach workers visiting homes in targeted low-income South Asian neighborhoods in New York to identify eligible mothers of children aged 12–48 months on Medicaid/CHIP.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Mother:

  * Age \>=18;
  * Speaks and reads/writes Bengali or Hindi/Urdu;
  * Mother born in a South Asian country;
  * Mother is primary caretaker of child
* Child:

  * Aged \>=12 and \<=48 months
  * Has Medicaid or CHIP (NYS health plan for low income families not qualifying for Medicaid)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Mother:

  * Unable to provide informed consent,
  * Lack of availability--either plans to travel for \> 1 month during 12 month initial study period or other barriers to attendance;
  * Mother has exclusionary health condition--either intellectual/cognitive or medical.
* Child:

  * Weighed \< 5lbs at birth,
  * Has an exclusionary health condition and/or is taking long term (\>1 m) antibiotics;
  * Not the youngest eligible child in family

Where it's running

• UMass Chan Medical School - Remote field office
  New York, New York, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Alison Karasz — UMass Chan
• Study coordinator: Alison Karasz, PhD
• Email: alison.karasz@umassmed.edu
• Phone: 347-843-5652

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.