Influence of Bottle-Type on Infant Feeding Behaviors

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Conventional Clear Bottle; Opaque Weighted Bottle
• Interventions: Behavioral: Bottle Type

• Registration Number: NCT02111694
• Lead Sponsor: Drexel University

Brief Summary

The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject, experimental study that will describe mothers' feeding practices during typical bottle-feeding conditions and will examine whether removal of visual cues related to the amount of milk/formula in the bottle will alter these feeding practices. The investigators hypothesize that mothers will show higher levels of infant-directed feeding practices and lower levels of mother-directed feeding practices when using opaque, weighted bottles compared to when using standard, clear bottles. The investigators also hypothesize that infants will consume less breast milk or formula when fed from opaque, weighted bottles compared to when fed from standard, clear bottles.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-06
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-03-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-07
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-11
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-28
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 29

Inclusion Criteria

• Mothers must be 18 years or older
• Infants must be between 0- and 6-months of age
• Infants must be prior to the introduction of solid foods

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Exclusion Criteria

• Preterm birth
• Medical conditions that interfere with feeding

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Clear versus Opaque Bottle	Bottle Type	This is a within-subject study; all infants will be exposed to both conditions. Order of presentation will be counterbalanced across infants.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Infant intake within a feeding (mL)	3-hour period	assessed by weighing the bottle before and after a feeding
Maternal responsiveness to infant cues during a feeding	3-hour period	assessed by the Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal perception/acceptance of the bottles during a feeding	3-hour period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Drexel University; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States