Overweight, obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Parents will be randomly assigned to either the intervention condition or the control condition. Parents in the control condition will receive a mobile application through which they can learn about s
Sponsors
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parent-child dyads are eligible for participation when parents have a child aged 7-to-11-months old at the time of the baseline measurement. We identified this age range as a critical period for intervention onset, as it appeared from focus groups that we conducted that this is the phase in which most parents start to offer their child additional foods and drinks, alongside milk. Moreover, to parents should have a low (i.e., no education, primary school, or preporatory vocational education) or medium (i.e., vocational education) level educational attainment. We use educational attainment as a proxy for socio-economic status (SES). In total, we strive to include 60% parents with low and 40% parents with medium level SES.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parent-child dyads will be excluded from the study if the infant 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. Outcome name: child antropometric characteristics (i.e., length and weight) measured via child health care centres (self-reported by parents or collected directly through, used to calculate body ass index (BMI, measured in kg/m2) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 12 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. Outcome name: parental parenting practices with respect to child weight-related behaviours (eating, drinking, sleeping, physical activity/screen time) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 12 months 3. Outcome name: weight-related behaviours of the child (including healthy eating, drinking, sleeping, and exercise) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 12 months 4. Outcome name: general parenting style Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 12 months 5. Parental wellbeing (e.g., including depression, self-reported health, happiness) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 12 months 6. Parental cognitions (e.g., including parenting related self-efficacy and motivation) Timepoints: baseline, 6 months, 12 months | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLevie Karssen
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University
Outcome results
None listed