None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The Baby EATS Study aims to evaluate the rate of inclusion of allergens (specifically peanut, egg and wheat) in infant’s diets at 1 year of age by families who receive an evidence-based, education package outlining the infant guidelines for infant feeding and allergy prevention and reminder SMS messages compared with families of young babies who do not receive the SMS reminders.
Interventions
All parents will be provided with updated ASCIA infant feeding advice relating to allergy prevention. The link to the written advice on the ASCIA website will be sent via email to each family participating in the study.
Families will be randomised into two groups:
The intervention group will receive monthly SMS reminders to include common allergens in their infants’ diets from when they start solid foods (around 4-6 months of age) until the infant is 1 year of age.
The control group will recei
All parents will be provided with updated ASCIA infant feeding advice relating to allergy prevention. The link to the written advice on the ASCIA website will be sent via email to each family participating in the study. Families will be randomised into two groups: The intervention group will receive monthly SMS reminders to include common allergens in their infants’ diets from when they start solid foods (around 4-6 months of age) until the infant is 1 year of age. The control group will receive standard care (i.e. no SMS messages). The intervention will be administered via electronic data base.
Sponsors
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
we will recruit parents able to give informed consent, of term infants aged 0 to 6 months of age who have not yet started solid foods
Exclusion criteria
Parents of infants who have known major congenital abnormalities or health issues that could significantly affect feeding behaviour. Parents of infants with IgE mediated food allergies diagnosed prior to study enrollment.
Outcome results
None listed