Health promotion for infants and families in the area of obesity, nutrition and sedentary behaviour. Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Control:
Control no treatment, but the group will receive a generic health news letter every three months on child development.
Intervention:
The intervention will be delivered within the first-tim
Sponsors
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participation in this study would require participants to be a member of a 'first-time parents group'. More specifically, participation entails being a parent for the first time and regularly attending a first-time parents group which is linked to a Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHC) within a randomly selected recruited Local Government Areas (LGA). Parents will also be eligible to participate if they are able to freely give informed consent and can communicate in English.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents will be excluded from the study if: 1. They are unable to give informed consent 2. They are unable to communicate in English Infants with chronic health problems that are likely to influence height, weight, levels of physical activity or eating habits will be excluded from analyses, but will be permitted to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parent and infant data will be collected using parent self-completion questionnaires, apart from dietary intake data which will be collected by telephone interview. All data (appropriate to the age of the child) will be collected every three months, corresponding with the six intervention sessions. Repeated data collection is necessary given the rapid changes in height, weight, eating and activity behaviours in infants. The measures collected are detailed below: 1. Dietary intake: dietary intake for the mother and father will be assessed using The Cancer Council?s Dietary Questionnaire for Epidemiological Studies (Version 3) at baseline and study conclusion. This questionnaire is an updated version of the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire specifically developed for the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. Child?s dietary intake will be assessed by telephone-administered multi-pass 24-hour recall with parents. Visual aids will be provided to primary carers in advance of interviews to help in the estimation of quantities of food consumes. Three days of dietary data will be collected (including one weekend day) at 9 and 18 months 2. Physical activity: parents will report their frequency and duration in physical activity during the previous week using the Active Australia Survey. Given the lack of validated measures of physical activity for infants, this outcome will be assessed using parent report of the: 2.1. Child's enjoyment of playing with parents 2.2. Child's enjoyment of physical activity (movement, play) 2.3. Child?s enjoyment of playing with objects and toys 2.4. Child is curious and explores environment through a variety of physical activities 2.5. Child moves in new ways when challenged with interesting activities In addition, at 12 and 18 months parents will be asked to report the number of hours their child typically spends playing outdoors on weekdays and weekend days 3. Sedentary behaviours: parents will be asked the amount of time the inf | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 22/08/2012: The majority of questions relating to parent-child interaction will be assessed via the primary outcome measures. The study will, however attempt to assess parenting styles and its relationship with diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviour at baseline and the 18 month conclusion within scheduled questionnaires. In terms of knowledge and attitudes specific to obesity and acceptability of the intervention these will be assessed by questions developed by the team which are specific to content relating to the intervention and assessed at baseline, 9 months and 18 months. Primary and secondary outcome measures will be reassessed 2 and 3.5 years post intervention. Previous secondary outcome measures until 22/08/2012: The majority of questions relating to parent-child interaction will be assessed via the primary outcome measures. The study will, however attempt to assess parenting styles and its relationship with diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviour at baseline and the 18 month conclusion within scheduled questionnaires. In terms of knowledge and attitudes specific to obesity and acceptability of the intervention these will be assessed by questions developed by the team which are specific to content relating to the intervention and assessed at baseline, 9 months and 18 months. | — |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed