Influence of Bottle-Type of Infant Feeding Behavior

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bottle Feeding
• Interventions: Behavioral: Opaque, weighted bottle; Behavioral: Clear, conventional bottle

• Registration Number: NCT02519179
• Lead Sponsor: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Brief Summary

The objective this research is to conduct a within-subject, experimental study that will describe mothers' feeding practices during typical bottle-feeding conditions and will examine whether removal of visual cues related to the amount of milk/formula in the bottle will alter these feeding practices. The investigators hypothesize that mothers will show higher levels of infant-directed feeding practices and lower levels of mother-directed feeding practices when using opaque, weighted bottles compared to when using standard, clear bottles. The investigators also hypothesize that infants will consume less breast milk or formula when fed from opaque, weighted bottles compared to when fed from standard, clear bottles.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-06
• Study First Submitted: 2015-08-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-08-06
• Study First Posted: 2015-08-10
• Primary Completion: 2017-09
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Study Completion: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-08
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

• Mothers must be 18 years or older
• Infants must be between 0-6 months of age
• Infants must be prior to the introduction of solid foods

Exclusion Criteria

• Preterm birth
• Medical conditions that interfere with feeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Conventional vs. Opaque, Weighted Bottle	Clear, conventional bottle	This is a within-subject experiment; mothers will be asked to feed their infants from a clear, conventional bottle during one visit and an opaque, weighted bottle during the other visit. Order of conditions will be counterbalanced.
Conventional vs. Opaque, Weighted Bottle	Opaque, weighted bottle	This is a within-subject experiment; mothers will be asked to feed their infants from a clear, conventional bottle during one visit and an opaque, weighted bottle during the other visit. Order of conditions will be counterbalanced.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Infant intake	3-hour period	Infant intake within a feeding (mL) assessed by weighing the bottle before and after a feeding.
Maternal responsiveness	3-hour period	Maternal responsiveness to infant cues during a feeding assessed by Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal acceptance/perception of intervention	3-hour period	Maternal perception/acceptance of the bottles during a feeding assessed through a mixed methods interview.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

California Polytechnic State University; 🇺🇸 San Luis Obispo, California, United States