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Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
ID06647875
The Impact of Complementary Feeding Education Given to Fathers on Father-Infant Relationship and Infant Feeding Behavior
Led by Istanbul University · Updated on 2024-10-18
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Research Sites
8 weeks
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research aims to study how educating fathers about complementary feeding affects the bond between father and infant as well as the infant's feeding behavior. The study uses specific scales to measure father-infant bonding and parenting confidence, alongside assessments of infant feeding behavior. These tools are applied before and three months after the education to evaluate potential changes. Participants include parents of 6-month-old infants who are either given complementary feeding education together (both mothers and fathers) or only mothers receive the education. The education program follows the World Health Organization's guidelines for feeding infants aged 6 to 23 months and is delivered both in-person and via tablet, supported by infographics and a booklet to aid understanding. During the infants' 6-month and 9-month check-ups, parents complete surveys and scales assessing parenting confidence, anxiety, depression, and infant feeding behaviors, with fathers also completing a bonding scale. Researchers monitor these outcomes to assess the impact of the education on father-infant relationships and infant feeding, with all study activities occurring over a three-month period post-training.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Complementary Feeding Education & Fathers
Who Can Participate
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Infant born at term (>37 weeks)
- Infant exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months and has completed postnatal month 6
- Both parents live together
- Infant feeding is done by mother, mother and father together, grandmother, or caregiver
- Infant has no chronic disease
You will not qualify if you...
- Infant has a chronic disease
- Infant has a known food allergy
- Developmental milestones are not age-appropriate
- Known swallowing dysfunction
- Either parent has a psychiatric illness
- Sibling has a chronic disease if applicable
- Child is adopted
- Consent is not given
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person) during the infant's 6-month check-up
Outpatient Treatment
Duration - Education occurs at the 6-month check-up visit
Both mothers and fathers in the intervention group receive complementary feeding education based on WHO guidelines, delivered in-person and via tablet with supporting infographics and booklets. In the control group, only mothers receive this education.
1 visit (in-person) during the infant's 6-month check-up
Follow-up
Duration - 3 months after education, at infant age 9 months
Participants complete follow-up assessments of parenting self-efficacy, father-infant bonding, infant feeding behavior, anxiety, and depression at the infant's 9-month check-up.
1 follow-up visit (in-person) during the infant's 9-month check-up
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Istanbul University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
O
Oyku Ozboru Askan, MD, PhD
M
Merve Yayla
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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