Healthy Eating Learning Program (HELP) Study for Children Born Preterm.

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Feeding Difficulties; Children born preterm; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000730909
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Nutrition Research Centre, University of Queensland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-07-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Suspended
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Children will be eligible for assessment to further determine suitability for participation if:
*Child is aged between 1 and 6 years
*Child was born at <37 weeks GA.
*Child must present with at least one of the following features:
1. Limited range of textures; 2. Limited range of foods; 3. Prolonged mealtime duration; 4. Battles or problematic behaviour at mealtimes; 5. Family stress related to mealtimes

Exclusion Criteria

*Acutely unwell children
*Children with documented aspiration on solid food textures (children with liquid aspiration are still eligible)
*Children who are nutritionally unstable (severe malnutrition, gut malabsorption disorders, allergy/intolerance to > 2 food types)
*Children whose parent or carer has a documented mental health condition
*Children whose family’s primary language is that other than English, or children from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adequacy of diet and overall increase in dietary variety<br><br>Assessed via 3-day weighed food diary, Modified Children's Dietary Questionnaire (Margarey et al., 1999), and a Food Frequency Questionnaire. In addition to this, there will be a New Foods List where parents indicate, in an ongoing fashion, how many times their child is offered new foods and the number of acceptances or rejections.[Baseline<br>Mid- intervention<br>Immediately post-intervention<br>3 months post-intervention];Change in fat-free mass as measured by body composition assessments.<br><br>Measured via Body Impedence Analysis and Total Body Potassium Measurement.[Baseline<br>Immediately post-intervention<br>3 months post-intervention];Change in growth (weight and height)[Baseline<br>Immediately post-intervention<br>3 months post-intervention]