Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
childhood obesity, child care, infant, toddler
Brief summary
This study will evaluate the efficacy of a six-month-long intervention in improving the nutrition and physical activity environments of child care centers serving racially and ethnically diverse children from birth to two years of age and the family home. The focus of the intervention will be on center policies, provider and parent practices, and children's home environments that influence dietary intake and physical activity. Outcomes for this study include child dietary intake, physical activity, and two adiposity measures: weight-for-length and skinfold thicknesses. Child care centers and children's home environments will also be measured to evaluate how well they support healthy behaviors.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBaby NAP SACC
BEHAVIORALBack to Sleep
Sponsors
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Johns Hopkins University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Months to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* licensed child care centers in North Carolina (NC) serving children birth - 2 * within 120 mile radius of Duke University * children must be from participating center and 3-18 months of age at baseline * read/speak English * adult teachers from infant/toddler classrooms within participating centers * adult parents of infant/toddlers within participating centers
Exclusion criteria
* child care centers outside of 120 mile radius of Duke University * children younger than 3 months or over 18 months of age * parents with children who intend to leave the participating center in \< 12 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in weight-for-length z-score | pre to post-intervention (from baseline to post-intervention; approximately 8 months later) |
| change in skinfold thickness | pre to post-intervention (from baseline to post-intervention; approximately 8 months later) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in child physical activity via accelerometer | pre to post-intervention (from baseline to post-intervention; approximately 8 months later) |
| change in child dietary intake | pre to post-intervention (from baseline to post-intervention; approximately 8 months later) |
| change in child care policies and practices | pre to post-intervention (from baseline to post-intervention; approximately 8 months later) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed