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Dietary QualityNCT03390621

Parental Feeding Styles and Child Dietary Quality

An observational study of Dietary Quality, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

In this study, the investigators will use an existing data set to examine the relationship between parent feeding styles and the quality of the dinner meal using the Healthy Eating Index. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 to 5 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Dietary Quality
How many people
177 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Jan 2007to 31 Dec 2009
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 3 to 5 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Study population: Individuals from the larger data set of 177 families who had complete dietary and demographic data.

Who may be able to join

  • Parents who were responsible for feeding the child while the child was not in Head Start and their oldest child enrolled in Head Start.

Who cannot join

  • Any children who have dietary restraints or food allergies.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Parental Feeding Styles and Child Dietary Quality at Dinner Among Low-income Minority Families

In this study, the investigators will use an existing data set to examine the relationship between parent feeding styles and the quality of the dinner meal using the Healthy Eating Index.

Read the detailed description

Investigators will use an existing data set collected between 2007 and 2009. The purpose of the larger data set including 177 families was to examine parent - child interactions during dinner meals in low-income Hispanic and African-American families participating in Head Start programs. Data was collected on parent-child interactions and information regarding the food served and consumed by children during dinner meals. The specific aims included: 1) examining the overall diet quality using the Healthy Eating Index of Head Start preschool dinner meals by parent feeding styles, an 2) the diet quality of the dinner meal served to that of the meal consumed and within each of the parent feeding styles.

Conditions
Dietary Quality
Keywords
parent feeding styles, dietary quality, dinner meal, preschool, low-income

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Dietary Quality

    The Healthy Eating Index was used to obtain the quality of the food served and consumed by the child at dinner.

    Measured: 10 minutes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Jan 2018
  2. Study start1 Jan 2007
  3. Primary completion28 Feb 2009
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2009

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
177 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03390621
Sponsor's protocol ID
18541HEI
Status last verified
Dec 2017
First submitted
21 Dec 2017
Last updated
4 Jan 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Hughes SO, Power TG, Papaioannou MA, Cross MB, Nicklas TA, Hall SK, Shewchuk RM. Emotional climate, feeding practices, and feeding styles: an observational analysis of the dinner meal in Head Start families. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011 Jun 10;8:60. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-60.

    PubMed 21663653

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Dietary Quality, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jan 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Dietary Quality (time frame: 10 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03390621, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jan 2018.

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