Relationship between feeding practices used by first-time mothers with their infants and childhood weight at 3.5 and 5 years

Maternal feeding practices at infant age 20 months: associations with childhood overweight at 3.5 and 5 years

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12617001551381

Enrollment

776

Registered

2017-11-10

Start date

2016-08-01

Completion date

2017-08-01

Last updated

2017-11-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The impact of parental feeding practices on weight outcomes in young children is unclear. This is an analysis of data from mother-child dyads participating in four childhood obesity prevention trials across Australia and New Zealand were pooled (n=776) to determine whether 1. feeding practices used by mothers when their child was less than 2 years of age were related to overweight status at ages 3.5 and 5 years and 2. investigate whether these associations were moderated by early weight status

Interventions

Maternal feeding practices at infant age 20 months, measured using the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) in four Australasian trials; POI: NCT00892983, InFANT: ISRCTN81847050, InFANT Extend: ACTRN12611000386932, and NOURISH: ACTRN12608000056392.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Months to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Healthy mother-child dyads participating in four childhood obesity prevention trials across Australia and New Zealand. Mothers >16 years of age and facility with English.

Exclusion criteria

Mothers: Psychiatric disorder or history of substance abuse Infants: pre-term birth, low birth weight or diagnosis of congenital abnormality or physical/intellectual disability likely to affect feeding, physical activity or growth.

Outcome results