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Feeding Young Children Study: Bottle Weaning Intervention

NCT00756626 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2018-06-04

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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 the advised weaning age of 12 months, "inappropriate bottle-feeding," has been linked to overweight. Our pilot of this intervention reduced bottle use.

COMPONENTS OF THE 'FEEDING YOUNG CHILDREN STUDY' (FYCS):

1. Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)- of a bottle-weaning intervention in low-income multi-ethnic toddlers, will enroll n=464 12 month olds using \>2 bottles/day from two WIC sites. Bottle use, anthropometrics, dietary intake, and nutrient density outcomes will be assessed at Baseline, and 4 times over a 12 month follow-up.
2. Observational Study- nested within the RCT, will describe dietary intake and nutrient density data (24 hour recalls) for this period of feeding transitions. FYCS fills a gap in knowledge about this population's dietary habits, and their relationship to bottle use.
3. Extension- our Marketing Department will produce: a 5-8 minute 'infomercial' and nutritionist and client guides (freely downloadable) at WIC, maternal/child health, and pediatric websites, and; a public TV segment. We will disseminate findings through a) the National WIC Association, b) nutrition \& pediatric journals, and; c) lay print, media, and websites with assistance from our Public Relations Department.

Conditions

  • Childhood Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Bottle Weaning Intervention

WIC Nutritionist will deliver bottle weaning intervention education with participants in intervention group at 12 month baseline and at 15, 18, 21, and 24 month follow-up as needed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

    collaborator FED

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen A. Bonuck, PhD · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Months
Max Age
13 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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