Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Program
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | June 2013 |
| End Date: | June 2015 |
| Contact: | Michelle M Cloutier, MD |
| Email: | mclouti@connecticutchildrens.org |
| Phone: | 860 837 5346 |
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Program: Building Better Families and Communities
This study is proposed on behalf of the Hartford Childhood Wellness Alliance, a 107 member,
35 group organization whose goal is to improve the health of children in Hartford, CT. In a
randomized control trial, the primary aim of this study is to test the initial efficacy of a
program of enhanced home visitation with neighborhood and community support to change
maternal behaviors related to infant nutrition (sweetened beverage/juice consumption,
breastfeeding and introduction of solids), parenting skills (establishing routines around
sleep, reading cues for hunger, satiety, television time) and family wellness (improving the
home food environment, enhancing physical activity). The investigators hypothesize that at
12 months of age, infants in the intervention arm will drink less sugar sweetened
beverages/juices, will have ingested solids at an older age, will have been breastfed longer
and more exclusively than infants in the control arm and will have less TV viewing, more
established sleep routines and greater soothability (primary outcomes).
35 group organization whose goal is to improve the health of children in Hartford, CT. In a
randomized control trial, the primary aim of this study is to test the initial efficacy of a
program of enhanced home visitation with neighborhood and community support to change
maternal behaviors related to infant nutrition (sweetened beverage/juice consumption,
breastfeeding and introduction of solids), parenting skills (establishing routines around
sleep, reading cues for hunger, satiety, television time) and family wellness (improving the
home food environment, enhancing physical activity). The investigators hypothesize that at
12 months of age, infants in the intervention arm will drink less sugar sweetened
beverages/juices, will have ingested solids at an older age, will have been breastfed longer
and more exclusively than infants in the control arm and will have less TV viewing, more
established sleep routines and greater soothability (primary outcomes).
Inclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled in the Nurturing Families Network Program
- Singleton birth >34 weeks gestation
- Any race or ethnicity
- ECHO neighborhood
- Mothers and their newborns
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mothers or newborns with special health care needs
- Infant with major malformation
- Small for Gestational Age/low birth weight
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