Childhood overweight and obesity (overgewicht en obesitas bij kinderen)
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the app + group sessions experimental group will be be recruited through child day care centres in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Because the group sessions will take place at these day ca
Sponsors
Junilla Larsen, dr.
Behavioural Science Institute
Radboud University
PO Box 9104
6500 HE Nijmegen
The Netherlands
024 36 12 370
j.larsen@bsi.ru.nl
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parent-child dyads are eligible for participation when parents: • have a child aged 2 to 4 years old at the time of the baseline measurement. We identified this age range as a critical period for intervention because the food neophobic phase starts around 2 years of age, in which parents can experience problems in the eating behaviour of their child. Moreover, toddlers around this age generally start to become more stubborn (“the terrible two’s”), which can complicate the application of positive, authoritative parenting. • are able to read, write and speak the Dutch language. In total, we strive to include 60% parents with lower (i.e., no education, primary school, or preporatory vocational education) or medium-level education (i.e., vocational education) and 40% parents with higher level education (i.e., pre-university or university education). We use educational attainment as a proxy for socio-economic status (SES).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parent-child dyads will be excluded from the study if the child has any diagnosed congenital anomalies or a chronic condition that is likely to influence normal development (including feeding behaviour).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Child antropometric characteristics (i.e., length and weight) measured via child health care centres (self-reported by parents used to calculate body mass index [BMI], measured in kg/m2) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months (and possibly additional timepoints up to 4 years, depending on the timing of the measurements at the health care centres) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2. Parental parenting practices with respect to child weight-related behaviours (eating, drinking, sleeping, physical activity/screen time) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months 3. Weight-related behaviours of the child (including healthy eating, drinking, sleeping, and exercise) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months 4. General parenting style Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months 5. Parental wellbeing (e.g., including depression, self-reported health, happiness) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months 6. Parental cognitions (e.g., including parenting related self-efficacy and motivation) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months 7. Parental social support Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 9 months 8. Application user experience Timepoints: 6 months, 9 months | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLevie Karssen
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University
Outcome results
None listed