Clinical trials: Responsive Feeding
Smartphone Addiction, Breastfeeding
SMaRT Mom - Smartphone Management and Responsive Time for Breastfeeding Mothers
In the last decade, infants are born into a social environment in which the smartphone has become an essential part of our lives.
- Conditions
- Smartphone Addiction, Breastfeeding, Infant Behavior, Mother-Infant Interaction
- Trial name
- SMaRT (NCT06030830)
- Testing
- SMaRT Mom
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Obesity, Infant Obesity
Preventing Early Childhood Obesity, Part 2: Family Spirit Nurture, Prenatal - 18 Months
This study aims to assess the impact of a home-visiting program, called "Family Spirit Nurture" (FSN), on reducing early childhood obesity in American Indian (AI) children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant Obesity, Mother-Child Relations, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- NCT03334266
- Testing
- Family Spirit Nurture (FSN), Injury Prevention Education (IPE), Optimized Standard Care (OSC)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Childhood Obesity
The Bottle Optimization Testing Tiny Little Eaters Study
The researchers will study how babies respond to bottle nipples with different flow rates over a few days, and how this may affect how much milk they drink, their feeding patterns, and their sleep.
- Trial name
- BOTTLE (NCT07665983)
- Testing
- Feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Bottle Feeding
GrowWell - Responsive Bottle Feeding
The overall goal of this research is use digital health to augment the clinical encounter with Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinicians and prevent rapid infant weight gain among children living in low-income households.
- Trial name
- NCT06319807
- Testing
- Digital Health Intervention, Safety Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Climate-Responsive Nutrition, WASH, and Heat Counselling for Maternal and Child Health in Sindh, Pakistan
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a climate- and gender-responsive integrated package of nutrition, hygiene (WASH), and heat-adaptation counselling can improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes…
- Trial name
- IGNIT3 (NCT07819994)
- Testing
- Training of Lady Health Workers (LHWs), Training of Healthcare Providers (HCPs) at Facilities
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Parenting, Feeding Behavior
Teaching Healthy Responsive Parenting During Infancy to Promote Vital Growth and dEvelopment (THRIVE) Study
Background. Unprecedented rates of overweight and obesity are seen in childhood1 with evidence suggesting that infancy may be a critical period for the development of this high weight trajectory.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Feeding Behavior, Sleep, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT04989738)
- Testing
- THRIVE intervention, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Responsive Feeding, Infants
Learning Early Infant Feeding Cues
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about responsive infant feeding (recognizing baby's signs of hunger and fullness) in mothers and infant enrolled in government-funded maternal-child home visiting programs.
- Conditions
- Responsive Feeding, Infants, Weight Gain Trajectory
- Trial name
- LEIFc (NCT06127914)
- Testing
- Learning Early Infant Feeding Cues
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Undernutrition
Early Child Development and Nutrition in Guatemala
Over 200 million children under the age of 5 years in low and middle-income countries do not reach their developmental potential, largely due to lack of adequate nutrients and lack of psychosocial stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT02302729
- Testing
- Micronutrients, Responsive feeding
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 1,730 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Mother-Infant Interaction, Breastfeeding
Short-term Effects of Paced Bottle-Feeding on Feeding Interactions
Current infant feeding recommendations focus on promoting responsive feeding, which is widely recognized as the ideal way to feed infants because it is associated with healthier eating behaviors and growth outcomes for infants.
- Conditions
- Mother-Infant Interaction, Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
- Trial name
- PBF (NCT05780944)
- Testing
- Paced Bottle-Feeding Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Prevention Childhood Obesity
Cognitive-behavioral Intervention to Increase the Practice of Responsive Feeding and Maintain Healthy Weight in Infants
Introduction: Childhood overweight and obesity in Mexico is a serious public health problem. Perceptive eating is a factor in the prevention of obesity and occurs when the caregiver recognizes the signs of hunger and satiety…
- Trial name
- NCT06617299
- Testing
- Intervention Identifies and Responds
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Infant, Obesity
The Intervention Nurses Start Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories (INSIGHT) Study
This study will test an intervention program designed to provide developmentally appropriate guidance to parents of infants on responsive parenting and healthy lifestyle to see if that intervention will prevent rapid weight gain…
- Trial name
- INSIGHT (NCT01167270)
- Testing
- Child Safety Insights, Parenting Insights
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 316 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ian M. Paul, MD
Pediatric Obesity
Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)
Infants from underserved and minority backgrounds are at increased risk for obesity and poor feeding and nutrition outcomes, but obesity prevention programs tailored specifically to the needs of these infants are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT04977947
- Testing
- Healthy Eating for My Infant
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Infant Obesity, Parenting
Learning to Love Mealtime Together
Infancy is an important target period for obesity prevention because once obese as an infant, the relative risk of remaining obese appears to rise with increasing age at great cost to both individuals and society.
- Conditions
- Infant Obesity, Parenting, Feeding Behavior
- Trial name
- LiTTLe Me (NCT04502979)
- Testing
- Responsive Feeding Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Responsive Infant Feeding, Infant Growth
Testing LEIFc in the Community
The reason that we are doing this research is to teach mothers ways to communicate with their baby during feeding. Understanding signals a baby gives helps mothers know when and how much to feed their baby which will help the…
- Trial name
- NCT06898190
- Testing
- Learning Early Infant Feeding Cues (LEIFc)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Weight Gain
Sleep-Safe: A Strong African American Families Study
Rapid weight gain during infancy is a powerful, and potentially malleable, risk factor for later overweight and obesity, but limited research has examined the impact of promising interventions when applied to the groups most at…
- Trial name
- NCT03505203
- Testing
- Sleep Soothe, Sleep Safe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior
Evaluation of a Primary Care Weight Management Program in Children Aged 2 to 5 Years
Primary care offers a promising setting for promoting parenting practices that shape healthy eating and physical activity behaviors of young children.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03487614
- Testing
- Behavior-based parental intervention
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Obesity
Mealtime Interactions and Risk of Toddler Obesity
The purpose of this observational study is to conduct 18-, 24-, and 36-month assessments with mother-toddler dyads who participated in a study that is testing the effects of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention as a means to…
- Trial name
- NCT02766218
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Human Milk, Breastfeeding
Responsive Feeding of Infants With Expressed Milk
Nova Scotia has among the lowest breastfeeding rates in Canada, with less than one quarter of infants receiving Health Canada's recommended 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding.
- Conditions
- Human Milk, Breastfeeding, Feeding Behavior
- Trial name
- REFINE (NCT04041505)
- Testing
- (feeding modality)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Saint Vincent University
Obesity
Mothers and Others: Family-based Obesity Prevention for Infants and Toddlers
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial among 468 Non-Hispanic black mothers and their families to test the efficacy of MOTHERS AND OTHERS, a multi-component home visitation program, compared to an…
- Trial name
- NCT01938118
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention Group, Injury Prevention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Vegetable Acceptance in Early Childhood, Childhood Obesity
Baby's First Bites: Promoting Vegetable Intake in Infants and Toddlers
Overweight and obesity in preschool children is more and more common and predicts overweight in later childhood and adulthood. A healthy eating pattern with many vegetables decreases the risk to develop overweight.
- Conditions
- Vegetable Acceptance in Early Childhood, Childhood Obesity, Childhood Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT03348176
- Testing
- Vegetable exposure, VIPP-Feeding Infants, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Leiden