feediNg gUidelines infanT RandomIzEd coNtrolled Trial

Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to conduct an intervention aimed at providing first-time parents with information on the conduct of complementary feeding through a paper brochure and a smartphone application, to test the effect of this intervention (compared to usual care, i.e. receiving the paper brochure only), on infant corpulence at 36 and 48 months of age, and parental feeding practices and infant eating behavior up to 36 months of age.

Conditions

• Healthy Volunteers

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Provision of extended information on the conduct of complementary feeding

Parents will receive the paper brochure (new communication support developed by Santé publique France (the French Public Health Agency)), which is the current official information on complementary feeding (CF) in France. Parents will receive generic information contained in the health record and in connection with the general development. These 48 messages will be delivered regularly by a smartphone application from the 3rd months until the 36th months of the child. In addition to the paper brochure and the generic information, parents in the intervention group will also receive the new recommendations relating to CF through an educational device (in the form of a smartphone application). This app will deliver information and very short videos illustrating various aspects of responsive feeding during CF and taking up the themes of the paper brochure. These 106 messages will be delivered regularly from the 3rd months until the 36th months of the child.

BEHAVIORAL

Provision of current official information on complementary feeding

Parents will receive the paper brochure (new communication support developed by Santé publique France (the French Public Health Agency)), which is the current official information on complementary feeding (CF) in France. Parents will also receive generic information contained in the health record and in connection with the general development. These 48 messages will be delivered regularly by a smartphone application from the 3rd months until the 36th months of the child.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

  collaborator OTHER

• Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique, France

  collaborator OTHER

• Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University of Burgundy

  collaborator OTHER

• Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Camille Schwartz, PhD · INRAE UMR CSGA

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-03-24

Primary Completion

2026-03-31

Completion

2027-03-31

Countries

• France

Study Locations