Feeding, Fun, and Families Study

NCT03646201 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: USDA-310138USDA AFRI 2011-68001-30148
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 131
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To develop and evaluate the efficacy of Feeding Fun and Families (FFF), a nutrition education intervention for low-income mothers emphasizing authoritative food parenting skills, on preschool aged children's energy intakes from solid fats and added sugars (SoFAS), using a randomized controlled trial conducted in a clinic-based setting. FFF will result in lower child SoFAS intakes compared to a no-treatment control group at the end of the 12 week intervention (primary outcome), adjusted for baseline values.

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Keywords

childhood; obesity; nutrition; intervention; portion size; behavioral; environmental; feeding practices

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Children's combined energy intake from solid fat and added sugars

  Daily intake (kcal/d); mean of 3, 24-hour dietary recalls. Recalls were administered using Nutrition Data System for Research Software by trained and certified staff at the Nutrition Coordinating Center (NCC), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN who were blind to condition assignment.

  At end of the FFF intervention (12 weeks), controlling for baseline values

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Children's total daily energy intake

  At end of the FFF intervention (12 weeks), controlling for baseline values

• Children's total daily solid fat intake

  At end of the FFF intervention (12 weeks), controlling for baseline values

• Children's total daily added sugar intake

  At end of the FFF intervention (12 weeks), controlling for baseline values

• BMI status

  At end of the FFF intervention (12 weeks), controlling for baseline values

• Meal Observation

  At the end of the FFF intervention (12 weeks)

Study Arms (2)

FFF

EXPERIMENTAL

FFF teaches authoritative parenting skills for reducing children's exposure to and intakes of SoFAS, including changes to the family food environment, mothers' own eating behaviors, and food parenting practices.

Behavioral: FFF

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Data are collected at baseline and post intervention session.

Interventions

FFF BEHAVIORAL

FFF teaches authoritative parenting skills for reducing children's exposure to and intakes of SoFAS, including changes to the family eating environment, mothers' own eating behaviors, and food parenting practices.

FFF

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• has a child that is 3-5 y at enrollment (up to 66 mo)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligible
• y or older
• self-reported comfort with spoken and written English

You may not qualify if:

• child has a restrictive diet
• child has a severe food allergies
• child has a chronic illness or medication that influences intake/growth
• sever psychosocial impairment
• non-English speakers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Temple University: lead
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: collaborator
• University of Minnesota: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Temple University- Center for Obesity Research and Education

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Herman AN, Malhotra K, Wright G, Fisher JO, Whitaker RC. A qualitative study of the aspirations and challenges of low-income mothers in feeding their preschool-aged children. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Nov 16;9:132. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-132.

  PMID: 23157723 BACKGROUND

• Malhotra K, Herman AN, Wright G, Bruton Y, Fisher JO, Whitaker RC. Perceived benefits and challenges for low-income mothers of having family meals with preschool-aged children: childhood memories matter. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Nov;113(11):1484-1493. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.07.028.

  PMID: 24144074 BACKGROUND

• Fisher JO, Wright G, Herman AN, Malhotra K, Serrano EL, Foster GD, Whitaker RC. "Snacks are not food". Low-income, urban mothers' perceptions of feeding snacks to their preschool-aged children. Appetite. 2015 Jan;84:61-7. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.09.007. Epub 2014 Sep 18.

  PMID: 25240637 BACKGROUND

• Fisher JO, Serrano EL, Foster GD, Hart CN, Davey A, Bruton YP, Kilby L, Harnack L, Ruth KJ, Kachurak A, Lawman HG, Martin A, Polonsky HM. Title: efficacy of a food parenting intervention for mothers with low income to reduce preschooler's solid fat and added sugar intakes: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2019 Jan 17;16(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0764-3.

  PMID: 30654818 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity; Obesity; Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Jennifer O Fisher, Ph.D

  Temple University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2017
• First Posted: August 24, 2018
• Study Start: July 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2015
• Study Completion: March 1, 2016
• Last Updated: August 24, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)