NCT00503074

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a reduction in toddlers' and preschoolers' exposure to television advertising leads to a change in their diet.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
70

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable obesity

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2007

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable obesity

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2007

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 16, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 18, 2007

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2008

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

November 20, 2009

Status Verified

November 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

July 16, 2007

Last Update Submit

November 18, 2009

Conditions

Keywords

Diet, reducingTelevisionChild Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Consumption of foods frequently advertised on television (sugary cereals, sugary beverages, candy, fast food, salty snacks)

    at conclusion of trial and 6 months post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents receive tailored health-behavior change messages designed to reduce their child's exposure to televised food commercials. Intervention is delivered by a case manager, by a website, and by periodic newsletters.

Behavioral: TV modification

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Parents of children ages 2-5 receive behavioral-change counseling around toddler \& preschooler safety and injury prevention.

Behavioral: safety and injury prevention

Interventions

TV modificationBEHAVIORAL

Parents receive a health behavior-change intervention consisting of 1 in-person visit from a case manager, followed by phone and e-mail contact at least monthly. The intervention is designed to promote healthy TV viewing, including viewing fewer commercials, by the target child aged 2-5 years old, and uses health behavior change theory and social cognitive theory.

1

Parents receive behavior-change counseling around toddler and preschooler safety and injury prevention.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Years - 5 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Must watch at least 1.5 hours of television a day on average
  • Must speak English at home
  • Residence in or near Seattle

You may not qualify if:

  • Developmental delay

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Child Health Institute, University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Zimmerman FJ, Ortiz SE, Christakis DA, Elkun D. The value of social-cognitive theory to reducing preschool TV viewing: a pilot randomized trial. Prev Med. 2012 Mar-Apr;54(3-4):212-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.02.004. Epub 2012 Feb 14.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

ObesityChild Behavior

Interventions

Safety

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Accident PreventionAccidentsPublic HealthEnvironment and Public Health

Study Officials

  • Frederick J Zimmerman, Ph.D.

    University of Washington

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 16, 2007

First Posted

July 18, 2007

Study Start

July 1, 2007

Primary Completion

February 1, 2008

Study Completion

July 1, 2008

Last Updated

November 20, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-11

Locations