Status:
COMPLETED
Learning to Love Mealtime Together
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Infant Obesity
Parenting
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-9 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Infancy is an important target period for obesity prevention because once obese as an infant, the relative risk of remaining obese appears to rise with increasing age at great cost to both individuals...
Detailed Description
Once obese as an infant, the relative risk of remaining obese appears to rise with increasing age. Thus, the early years of life have been posited as an important target period for obesity prevention....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Parent Inclusion:
- Must be able to read, understand, and speak English or Spanish and be willing to be randomized and participate in data collection.
- Those who are randomized into the experimental group must also be willing to learn ASL specific to communication of hunger, thirst, and fullness.
- Infant Inclusion:
- Aged at least 3 months at the time of recruitment
Exclusion
- Parent Exclusion:
- \> 50 years of age
- Infant Exclusion:
- Aged more than 9 months at the time of recruitment
- born more than 6 weeks earlier than their estimated due date,
- have any developmental delays or disabilities that make it difficult for them to eat, drink, or communicate,
- attend regular daycare,
- will be younger than 4 months or older than 9 months at the time of the first ASL training.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 26 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 25 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04502979
Start Date
September 26 2017
End Date
April 25 2019
Last Update
September 11 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599