Promoting Self-Regulation Skills and Healthy Eating Habits in Early Head Start

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Poverty

• Registration Number: NCT03958214
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a new curriculum on toddlers' self-regulation skills and healthy eating habits. The curriculum is being delivered as part of Early Head Start home visits and compared to the effectiveness of usual practice Early Head Start home visits.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-08
• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-21
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-20
• Study Completion: 2020-01-20
• Status Verified: 2020-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 244

Inclusion Criteria

• Children must be receiving Early Head Start home visits and be at least 2 years old at the beginning of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in children's self-control skills: Direct testing	Baseline / up to 18 months	Children's self-control skills will be assessed through direct testing (e.g., snack delay task)
Change in parents' sensitive/responsiveness: Parent ratings	Baseline / up to 18 months	Parents' sensitive/responsiveness will be assessed through parent ratings on standardized surveys; mean scores reported from 5-point Likert scales with higher scores indicating greater sensitive/responsiveness
Change in children's healthy eating habits: Food diaries	Baseline / up to 18 months	Healthy eating habits will be assessed through change in consumption of fruits/vegetables and junk food, as assessed with 24-hour food diaries
Change in children's healthy eating habits: Body mass index	Baseline / up to 18 months	Healthy eating habits will be assessed through change in body mass index
Change in children's healthy eating habits: Parent reports	Baseline / up to 18 months	Healthy eating habits will be assessed through parent survey of pickiness, etc.; mean scores reported from 5-point Likert scales with higher scores indicating healthier eating habits
Change in children's self-control skills: Video interactions	Baseline / up to 18 months	Children's self-control skills will be assessed through parent-child interactions, rated on Likert scale from video recordings; mean score reported between 1 = almost never and 5 = almost always
Change in children's self-control skills: Parent ratings	Baseline / up to 18 months	Children's self-control skills will be assessed through parent ratings on standardized behavior checklists; mean scores reported from 3- or 5-point Likert scales with higher scores indicating greater self-control
Change in parents' sensitive/responsiveness: Video interactions	Baseline / up to 18 months	Parents' sensitive/responsiveness will be assessed through parent-child interactions, rated on Likert scale from video recordings; mean score reported between 1 = almost never and 5 = almost always

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in children's sleep habits: Parent reports	Baseline / up to 18 months	Sleep habits will be assessed through parent survey; mean scores reported from 5-point Likert scales with higher scores indicating better sleep habits

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin-Madison; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States