MAGIC 2.0 Study Virtual Support for Caregivers to Promote Healthy Infant Growth and Prevent Obesity

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to evaluate two behavioral interventions, MAGIC-FEED and MAGIC-SAFE, designed to support healthy infant growth and prevent childhood obesity. The trial focuses on infants and their caregivers, assessing how these programs influence infant body mass index z-score BMIZ at 13 months, caregiver nutrition knowledge, feeding practices, responsive feeding, infant diet, and child self-regulation related to eating. The study also evaluates the interventions potential to be successful using RE-AIM and PRISM frameworks. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two intervention groups. The MAGIC-SAFE group receives information on age-appropriate safety topics such as safe sleeping, car seats, and baby-proofing, delivered through virtual visits, binders, websites, and newsletters. The MAGIC-FEED group receives responsive feeding coaching to help recognize hunger and fullness cues, along with nutrition guidance for bottle-breast-feeding and complementary feeding per Dietary Guidelines, also delivered virtually with supporting materials. Both interventions span the infants first year. Throughout the study, caregivers and infants are monitored with assessments including infant BMIZ at 13 and 24 months, dietary quality, feeding self-regulation, caregiver nutrition knowledge and sensitivity, timing of solid food introduction, body fat percentage, and feeding behaviors. Data collection occurs at multiple time points up to 24 months, involving virtual visits and questionnaires. The study duration covers the infants first two years, supporting long-term monitoring of growth, feeding, and self-regulatory outcomes.

Mothers and CareGivers Investing in Children Study 2.0