etmums healthier lives study

Completed

• Conditions: nhealthy eating; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Unhealthy eating

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11278880
• Lead Sponsor: etmums

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-12-07
• Last Update Posted: 6 February 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to read and understand English
2. Have at least one child under the age of 16 and over the age of 1 year living with them some of the time
3. An existing member of the parenting website Netmums or willing to join as a member

Exclusion Criteria

Not meeting inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Healthy environment/healthy food availability in the home is measured using the Healthy Environment subscale of the Child Feeding Practice Questionnaire (CFPQ)<br>2. Child enjoyment of food is measured using the Enjoyment of Food subscale of the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ)<br>3. Shared family meal frequency is measured using a measure developed by the researchers for the purpose of this study <br><br>All measures will be collected at baseline, immediately after the intervention period and 6-months after the intervention period has ended.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Parental modelling of eating healthy food, parental encouragement of balance and variety, and involvement of children in meal planning and preparation is measured using three further subscales of the CFPQ: Modelling, Balance & Variety and Involvement<br>2. Children's food fussiness is measured using one further subscale of the CEBQ: Food fussiness<br>3. Home-cooking/use of raw ingredients measure (developed by the researchers, based on a measure used in the pilot work)<br>4. Weekly food budget is measured using a visual analogue scale<br><br>All measures will be collected at baseline, immediately after the intervention period and 6-months after the intervention period has ended.