Efficacy of the Baby Healthy Living (Triple P) parenting intervention for parents of 4-18 month old babies at risk for infant obesity.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological risk factors associated with infant obesity; Parenting practices/behaviour; Parental beliefs and knowledge; Infant self-regulation of energy intake; Parenting efficacy; Infant weight status; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001010684
• Lead Sponsor: Agnes Gelmini

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible to participate in the study, parents have to meet two (2) or more of the following inclusion criteria, which are all risk factors associated with infant obesity:

(i) Single parent;

(ii) Parent is concerned about feeding their baby or their child’s behaviour at mealtimes;

(iii) Parent introduced solid food before their baby was 4 months of age;

(iv) Parent usually has the TV on during mealtimes and/or when feeding their baby;

(v) Parent whose highest level of education is high school or less;

(vi) Parent whose occupation is labourer, sales worker or machinery operator/driver;

(vii) Parent whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is greater than or equal to 25 (overweight or obese);

(viii) Child whose weight for length (WFL) ratio is greater than or equal to the 85th percentile (overweight or obese).

Exclusion Criteria

The exclusion criteria include:

(i) Child is below 4 months or over 18 months of age;

(ii) Child was born preterm;

(iii) Parents are currently seeing a professional for the child’s behaviours difficulties;

(iv) Parents are currently receiving psychological help or counselling;

(v) Child has developmental disorder or delay; or

(vi) Parent (or partner) has difficulties reading newspaper

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental feeding practices as measured by the Infant Feeding Styles Questionnaire (Thompson, Mendez, Borja, Adair, Zimmer & Bentley, 2009) and the the Family Lifestyle Scale (Gelmini & Morawska, 2014)[Baseline, 4 weeks post-intervention, 6 months after intervention];Parental feeding responsiveness as measured by the Mealtime Scenarios (Gelmini & Morawska, 2014)[Baseline, 4 weeks post-intervention, 6 months after intervention];Parental self-efficacy in responsive feeding as measured by the Self-Efficacy in Responsive Feeding Scale (Gelmini & Morawska, 2013)[Baseline, 4 weeks post-intervention, 6 months after intervention]