Status:
COMPLETED
Feeding Young Children Study: Bottle Weaning Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
Montefiore Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Conditions:
Childhood Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-13 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This Integrated Project (Research + Extension) aims to reduce the risk of early childhood overweight through changing bottle-feeding behavior. Excess bottles of whole milk and sweet beverages beyond t...
Detailed Description
Mounting evidence finds that obesity tracks with age, even from infancy.1-10 Excess bottles of whole milk and sweet beverages beyond the advised weaning age of 12 months- inappropriate bottle-feeding-...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 12 month olds using 2 bottles a day of non-water liquids.
Exclusion
- Health or developmental conditions that may affect the child's health or weight.
- On chronic medications that may affect the child's appetite or growth rate.
- Medical conditions that may affect the child's appetite or growth rate.
- Neurological or muscular conditions that affect the child's ability to feed themselves.
- Steroid treatments such as prednisone that may affect the growth rate of the child.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00756626
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
June 4 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Westchester Square WIC
The Bronx, New York, United States