Infant Nutrition: Evaluation of an Educational Touchscreen Computer Program

Infant Nutrition: Evaluation of an Educational Touchscreen Computer Program for Use in a Spanish-speaking Population of Caregivers of Young Children (APA Phase II)

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01272492

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2011-01-07

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

2010-08-31

Last updated

2011-01-07

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Conditions

Obesity

Brief summary

The investigators are recruiting participants for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the usability and educational value of a nutrition education touchscreen computer program targeting Spanish-speaking Latina caregivers of children 2 and under. Participants will be randomized to the intervention group - use the computer program and the control group - do not use the program. They will be asked basic demographic questions, nutrition knowledge questions and computer users will be asked usability questions. Objectives are 1. Evaluate the subjective and objective usability of the touchscreen computer. 2. Determine whether health knowledge on nutrition topics is enhanced through the use of the computer modules.

Interventions

OTHERComputer Use

Participants use the computer with the 5 modules on infant/toddler feeding/nutrition

Study design

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 1\. Have a child 2 and under in their care 2. Consider themselves Latina 3. Are Spanish-speaking

Exclusion criteria

Exclude if child has major medical issues interfering with feeding

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026