Evaluation of a Primary Care-Based Intervention to Reduce Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Beverages and 100% Fruit Juice Among Latino Children
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
- Enrollment
- 82
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of participants reporting child's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is a pilot randomized clinical trial of a brief educational intervention offered in primary care for Latino parents that promotes healthy beverage consumption by infants and toddlers. The control group will receive an educational intervention that promotes parents reading to children.
Detailed Description
To use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to test the efficacy of a primary care-based intervention to promote Bright Futures recommendations for consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juice among Latino children ages 6 months to 5 years.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Parents self-identify as Latino
- •Parents speak English or Spanish
- •Parents have a child between the ages of 6 months and 5 years
Exclusion Criteria
- •Parents who have participated in group educational sessions on nutrition offered through our obesity clinic or who have been newly referred to obesity clinic
- •Parents whose child has a chronic condition which affects feeding (such as requiring tube feeds or being on a specialized diet for poor weight gain)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of participants reporting child's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB)
Time Frame: 3 months
24-hour recall
Number of participants reporting child's consumption of 100% fruit juice in excess of guidelines
Time Frame: 3 months
24-hour recall
Secondary Outcomes
- Servings of SSB and 100% fruit juice in the past 7 days(3 months)