Infant Nutrition: Evaluation of an Educational Touchscreen Computer Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Other: Computer Use

• Registration Number: NCT01272492
• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Brief Summary

The investigators are recruiting participants for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the usability and educational value of a nutrition education touchscreen computer program targeting Spanish-speaking Latina caregivers of children 2 and under.

Participants will be randomized to the intervention group - use the computer program and the control group - do not use the program. They will be asked basic demographic questions, nutrition knowledge questions and computer users will be asked usability questions.

Objectives are

1. Evaluate the subjective and objective usability of the touchscreen computer.

2. Determine whether health knowledge on nutrition topics is enhanced through the use of the computer modules.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-03
• Status Verified: 2010-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-08
• Study Completion: 2010-08
• Study First Submitted: 2011-01-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-01-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-01-06
• Study First Posted: 2011-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 2011-01-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. Have a child 2 and under in their care 2. Consider themselves Latina 3. Are Spanish-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

Exclude if child has major medical issues interfering with feeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Computer Use	Computer Use	Participants use the computer with the infant/toddler nutrition/feeding education modules

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's medical Practice; 🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States