Influence of Bottle-Type on Infant Feeding Behaviors

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02111694

Acronym

OBS

Enrollment

Registered

2014-04-11

Start date

2013-06-30

Completion date

2014-06-30

Last updated

2015-10-30

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Conditions

Conventional Clear Bottle, Opaque Weighted Bottle

Keywords

infant, intake, satiation, mother, feeding practices, bottle feeding, formula feeding, maternal responsiveness, infant cues

Brief summary

The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject, experimental study that will describe mothers' feeding practices during typical bottle-feeding conditions and will examine whether removal of visual cues related to the amount of milk/formula in the bottle will alter these feeding practices. The investigators hypothesize that mothers will show higher levels of infant-directed feeding practices and lower levels of mother-directed feeding practices when using opaque, weighted bottles compared to when using standard, clear bottles. The investigators also hypothesize that infants will consume less breast milk or formula when fed from opaque, weighted bottles compared to when fed from standard, clear bottles.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBottle Type

Infants will be fed from a conventional, clear bottle during one feeding and from an opaque, weighted bottle from another feeding

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 6 Months

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Mothers must be 18 years or older * Infants must be between 0- and 6-months of age * Infants must be prior to the introduction of solid foods

Exclusion criteria

* Preterm birth * Medical conditions that interfere with feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Infant intake within a feeding (mL)	3-hour period	assessed by weighing the bottle before and after a feeding
Maternal responsiveness to infant cues during a feeding	3-hour period	assessed by the Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Maternal perception/acceptance of the bottles during a feeding	3-hour period

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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