Eat, Learn, Grow: a digital responsive feeding support program for parents and caregivers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child Feeding; Parental Feeding Practice; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000513617
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-18
• Study Completion: 2024-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Parent or caregiver of a child aged 6 months to 24 months
2. Experiencing economic hardship (assessed through the self-administered screening question of: Do you sometimes struggle to pay the bills?)
3. Direct access to a smart device (mobile phone or tablet)

Exclusion Criteria

1.Individuals who are unable to give informed consent, for example, non-English speaking, requiring an interpreter, individuals with cognitive impairment
2.Where the child of interest has a medical condition which significantly impacts dietary intake or appetite regulation (e.g., severe allergy, Prader Willi syndrome)
3.Where the child of interest is born prematurely at >35 weeks gestation and/or <2500grams

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental feeding practice - responsiveness. The Feeding Practices and Structure Questionnaire (Jansen, E., Russell, C.G., Appleton, J. et al. The Feeding Practices and Structure Questionnaire: development and validation of age appropriate versions for infants and toddlers. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 18, 13 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01079-x) [ Baseline, 6 weeks post intervention commencement and 6 months post intervention commencement]