The ‘Together Happy!’ (‘Samen Happie!’) intervention to prevent obesity through parenting: A study among Dutch parents of toddlers

Completed

Conditions: Childhood overweight and obesity (overgewicht en obesitas bij kinderen)

Registration Number: NL-OMON22485

Lead Sponsor: Junilla Larsen, dr.Behavioural Science InstituteRadboud UniversityPO Box 91046500 HE NijmegenThe Netherlands024 36 12 370j.larsen@bsi.ru.nl

Brief Summary: Karssen, L. T., & Larsen, J. K. (2017). De rol van opvoeding in overgewicht bij kinderen uit lage sociaal-economische milieus: Tijdig ingrijpen met de Samen Happie! app. Vakblad Sociaal Werk, 18(6), 27-29.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Parent-child dyads are eligible for participation when parents:

•have a child aged 2 to 4 years old at the time of the baseline measurement. We identified this age range as a critical period for intervention because the food neophobic phase starts around 2 years of age, in which parents can experience problems in the eating behaviour of their child. Moreover, toddlers around this age generally start to become more stubborn (the terrible two’s”), which can complicate the application of positive, authoritative parenting.

Exclusion Criteria

Parent-child dyads will be excluded from the study if the child has any diagnosed congenital anomalies or a chronic condition that is likely to influence normal development (including feeding behaviour).

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Child antropometric characteristics (i.e., length and weight) measured via child health care centres (self-reported by parents used to calculate body mass index [BMI], measured in kg/m2)<br /><br /><br>Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months (and possibly additional timepoints up to 4 years, depending on the timing of the measurements at the health care centres)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
2. Parental parenting practices with respect to child weight-related behaviours (eating, drinking, sleeping, physical activity/screen time)<br>Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months<br><br /><br /><br>3. Weight-related behaviours of the child (including healthy eating, drinking, sleeping, and exercise)<br /><br>Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months<br><br /><br /><br>4. General parenting style<br /><br>Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months<br><br /><br /><br>5. Parental wellbeing (e.g., including depression, self-reported health, happiness)<br /><br>Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months<br><br /><br /><br>6. Parental cognitions (e.g., including parenting related self-efficacy and motivation)<br /><br>Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months<br><br /><br /><br>7. Parental social support<br /><br>Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months<br /><br /><br><br>8. Application user experience<br /><br>Timepoints: 6 months, 9 months