Baby-led introduction to solids (BLISS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Growth patterns and obesity; Iron and zinc deficiency; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001133820
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-24
• Study Completion: 2016-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 206

Inclusion Criteria

Before birth criteria:
1) booking before 34 weeks gestation
2) able to communicate in English or Te Reo Maori

Exclusion Criteria

Before birth criteria:
1) home address outside study area (metropolitan Dunedin)
2) expecting to shift out of metropolitan Dunedin in the next two years
After birth criteria
3) identified congenital abnormality likely to affect feeding or growth
4) birth before 37 weeks gestation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body mass index[12 months (follow-up at 24 months)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Iron status (Haemoglobin, serum ferritin, and soluble transferrin receptor concentrations)[12 months];Growth faltering (defined by WHO as a current weight or rate of weight gain that is significantly lower (<-1 SD score) than that of other children of similar age and sex)[6-11 months];Self-regulation of energy intake (assessed using the questionnaire of Tan et al (J Pediatr Psychol 2011;36:340) and by compensation experiment where children are exposed to a first course of known energy content (one low energy, one high energy) then allowed to eat ad libitum from a buffet. The difference in energy consumed at the second course following the low and high energy preloads is then calculated.[12 and 24 months];Zinc status (serum zinc concentration)[12 months];Dietary intake (3 day weighed diet records)[7, 12 and 24 months]