Community Partnering to Encourage Healthy Beverage Intake Through Child Care

NCT03713840 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 11-07599
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 154
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Beverage consumption is an important determinant of young children's weight, yet few obesity prevention interventions focus comprehensively on encouraging healthy beverage consumption. This quasi-experimental study evaluated whether a childcare-based intervention, combining environmental changes, education/promotion, and policy supports to promote healthy beverage intake, improved at-home beverage consumption and weight status among children ages 2-5 years.

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

nutrition; child care; obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• BMI (kg/m2)

  Height and weight measurements were obtained per NHANES anthropometry procedures manual. Weight in kilograms was divided by height in meters squared to obtain BMI.

  12 weeks

• BMI%

  We computed age and sex specific BMI% using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention age- and sex-specific growth curves

  12 weeks

• Proportion obese

  BMI% greater than or equal to 95% comprised obesity; The proportion of children meeting that definition was obtained

  12 weeks

• Proportion overweight

  BMI% greater than or equal to 85% comprised obesity; The proportion of children meeting that definition was obtained

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• SSB intake (ounces/day)

  12 weeks

• Water intake (ounces/day)

  12 weeks

• Low fat/skim milk intake (ounces/day)

  12 weeks

• 2%/whole milk intake (ounces/day)

  12 weeks

• 100% fruit juice (ounces/day)

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Healthy Beverages in Child Care

EXPERIMENTAL

Child care centers in the experimental arm received 12-week intervention that promoted consumption of healthy beverages (water, unsweetened low-fat milk) and discouraged consumption of unhealthy beverages (juice, sugar-sweetened beverages, high-fat or sweetened milk). The multi-pronged intervention was delivered via child care centers, targeted children, parents, and child care staff, and included education, environmental changes, and policies.

Behavioral: Healthy Beverages in Child Care

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Child care centers in the control arm received access to intervention materials at a later date.

Interventions

Healthy Beverages in Child Care BEHAVIORAL

12-week intervention promoted consumption of healthy beverages (water, unsweetened low-fat milk) and discouraged consumption of unhealthy beverages (juice, sugar-sweetened beverages, high-fat or sweetened milk). The multi-pronged intervention was delivered via child care centers, targeted children, parents, and child care staff, and included education, environmental changes, and policies.

Healthy Beverages in Child Care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Child care centers were eligible if they were in San Mateo County, CA, were licensed, had enrolled at least ten children ages 2-5 years, participated in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP: a federal nutrition assistance program providing funding for meals and snacks), had English or Spanish-speaking staff, and served primarily English or Spanish-speaking families.
• Two to five-year-old children were eligible if they were enrolled in participating child care facilities.
• Parents of eligible children were able to participate in beverage intake surveys if they spoke English or Spanish.

You may not qualify if:

• Non-center, unlicensed, and higher-income child care facilities were ineligible to participate.
• Parents unable to speak Spanish/English were excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94118, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Child Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Anisha Patel, MD, MSPH

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 17, 2018
• First Posted: October 22, 2018
• Study Start: August 15, 2013
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2014
• Study Completion: July 1, 2014
• Last Updated: October 22, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)