Daycare Providers Working With Children Between the Ages of 1 and 3 Years Who Still Receive Breastmilk, Parents of Toddlers in Daycare Who Wish to Continue to Provide Breastmilk Past the Age of 1 Year
Conditions
Brief summary
Parents and daycare providers for children between the ages of 1 and 3 years old at participating daycares will be asked to join this study. Parents will be provided with three thermoses designed to keep breastmilk at a safe temperature for 15+ hours, and asked to use each thermos for four weeks. Parents and daycare providers will be asked to complete weekly questionnaires about any problems they experience with a thermos. Study staff will check the temperature of the milk each day before lunch and afternoon snack to ensure the milk is at a safe temperature for consumption.
Interventions
OTHERThermos 1
Parents will be provided with 3 different thermoses, all marketed as capable of keeping breastmilk at a safe temperature for 15 or more hours. The interventions are numbered to match study assigned thermos number.
OTHERThermos 2
This is the second of the three thermoses used in the study
OTHERThermos 3
This is the third of the three different thermoses
Sponsors
University of Florida
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Parents will be asked to use each of the three provided thermoses for four weeks, in a randomly assigned order. Study staff will visit daycares daily to ensure that the breastmilk is kept at a safe temperature prior to lunch and afternoon snack, milk that is too warm will be discarded. Parents and daycare providers will complete weekly questionnaires on any problems associated with the thermoses in the past week.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Must work at a participating daycare OR send a child to a participating daycare * Must work with children between the ages of 1 and 3 years at least 3 days a week, with at least 1 participating child in the classroom (daycare providers) * Must intend to provide breastmilk to a child ages 1 to 3 years for lunch and/or afternoon snack (parent)
Exclusion criteria
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Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Breastmilk temperature at lunch | Measured daily for 4 weeks |
| Breastmilk temperature at afternoon snack | Measured daily for 4 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daycare provider report of thermos problems | Weekly questionnaires for 12 weeks | Daycare providers will be asked to report using a scale listed as no issues, minor issues, moderate issues, and severe issues |
| Parent report of thermos problems | Measured weekly for 12 weeks | Parents will be asked to report using a scale listed as no issues, minor issues, moderate issues, and severe issues |
Contacts
CONTACTDiana H Taft, PhD
Outcome results
None listed