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Effectiveness of a Dietary Counseling to Prevent Early Consumption of Added Sugar and Ultra-processed Foods

NCT03841123 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 516

Last updated 2024-03-13

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to prevent the early introduction of added sugar and ultra-processed foods and evaluate the impact on breastfeeding duration, complementary feeding quality, growth and prevalence of caries during the first year of life.

Conditions

  • Infant Nutrition Disorders
  • Feeding Patterns
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

OTHER

Dietary Counseling

The intervention will consist of an individualized, face-to-face, 20 to 30 minute counseling session to mothers by trained health workers who will address healthy eating practices during the first two years of life. A printed, colorful and illustrated material will be used to assist mothers in appropriate food choices, mainly to avoid the introduction of sugar and ultra-processed foods. In addition, they will receive a booklet which addresses the "Ten Steps of Healthy Feeding for children from Birth to Two years of life". The research team will focus on Step2: "Do not give added sugar or foods with added sugar", and Step8:"Do not offer ultra-processed foods as candies and soft drinks". To reinforce the intervention, mothers will receive telephone calls up to the infant reach six months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Brazil

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Federal University of Bahia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Federal University of Amazonas

    collaborator OTHER

  • Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marcia R Vitolo, PhD · Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Hour
Max Age
72 Hours
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-10
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2020-02-25

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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