Preventing obesity through sleep education in infants

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000976381
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Barbara Galland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-06
• Study Completion: 2019-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

Infants of parents with pre-natal risk factors for child overweight based on maternal pre-pregnancy and paternal Body Mass Index (BMI), gestational smoking, ethnicity, young maternal age (less than 20years) and proxies for low socioeconomic status will be eligible.
They will be eligible if both parents are overweight (BMI of at least 25) or at least one is obese (BMI of at least 30) plus at least one other risk factor is present.

Exclusion Criteria

Families will be retrospectively excluded if their infant is born preterm (<36 weeks), or if the infant has a congenital abnormality or a physical or developmental disability is likely to affect sleep, feeding or growth.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified