Smile-Kids: Study on Complementary Feeding Transition

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nursery; Educators; Infant; Health Promotion
• Interventions: Behavioral: Intervention taught by trained educators

• Registration Number: NCT02580123
• Lead Sponsor: University of Minho

Brief Summary

The importance of families in the development of infants is well documented. Previous studies found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity is growing concerns in Portugal (Padez, Fernandes, Mourão, Moreira, \& Rosado, 2004) and in the world (Ogden et al., 2014). More, there is evidence that habits acquired in early life might track into adulthood (Lien, Lytle, \& Klepp, 2001; Lytle, Seifert, Greenstein, \& McGovern, 2000; te Velde, Twisk, \& Brug, 2007). Therefore, there is a need to lock overweight and obesity in early childhood in order to contribute to health gains during the entire life cycle. The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of an intervention program based on parenting skills and feeding practices, on infant's growth, development and adherence to new foods in early infancy

Methods: 58 infants, 4-12 months from 25 nursery schools participated in this randomized trial and were randomly allocated to intervention and control group. Infant outcomes were performed at baseline and post-intervention and included anthropometry, dietary assessment and temperament. In addition maternal and family outcomes such as anxiety, dietary intake were also assessed at both times.

An intervention program was developed and Implemented according to two terms: educators' training with the researchers and the intervention with parents and infants developed by trained educators. The training program was developed between December 2013 and February 2014, according to the topics of healthy eating and nutrition and development of the infant. The control group received the standard care.

It is expected that this intervention program is able to promote healthy feeding practices to parents and nursery teachers. The results will be disseminated to the stakeholders and policymakers that work closely to the topic of this study. This will include papers' publication, participation in national and international meetings, contributing to the advance of research in this health area.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-05
• Primary Completion: 2014-07
• Study Completion: 2014-07
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-13
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-10-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-17
• Study First Posted: 2015-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

• Infants with 4-12 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Infants with disability

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Intervention taught by trained educators	Received the intervention program.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body Mass Index (BMI) of the infant	4 months up to 12 months of age	BMI was computed as the ratio weight/length2
Length of the infant	4 months up to 12 months of age	Length was measured according to standardized procedures.
Weight of the infant	4 months up to 12 months of age	Weight was measured with no clothes and no shoes, using standardized procedures,

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dietary intake of infants	4 months up to 12 months of age	We used a questionnaires (2 day food record) to have data of dietary intake.
Temperament of the infant	4 months up to 12 months of age	Temperament was gathered with a questionnaire.
Family characteristics	4 months up to 12 months of age	Characteristics of infants´family, with a questionnaire about family income and dietary intake (Frequency Feeding Questionnaire)