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Behavioral Intervention

Healthy Eating for My Infant for Childhood Obesity

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Recruiting

Led By Cathleen Stough, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Cincinnati

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up the measure of infant diet will be completed within 2 weeks of the baseline visit (when the child is 2 months of age) and again within 2 weeks of the post-treatment visit (when the child is 9 months of age).

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial found that the HEMI program was associated with significantly lower rates of obesity at 1 year old for infants from underserved and minority backgrounds.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ the measure of infant diet will be completed within 2 weeks of the baseline visit (when the child is 2 months of age) and again within 2 weeks of the post-treatment visit (when the child is 9 months of age).

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~the measure of infant diet will be completed within 2 weeks of the baseline visit (when the child is 2 months of age) and again within 2 weeks of the post-treatment visit (when the child is 9 months of age).

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and the measure of infant diet will be completed within 2 weeks of the baseline visit (when the child is 2 months of age) and again within 2 weeks of the post-treatment visit (when the child is 9 months of age). for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Group Differences in Infant BMI

Secondary outcome measures

Group Differences in Infant Diet

Maternal Feedback on the Intervention - Defined as Appropriateness of the Intervention Content and Session Timing, Clarity of Information, Knowledge of the Recommendations, Helpfulness, and Whether They Would Recommend the Intervention to Others.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Healthy Eating for My Infant InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants and their parents will participate in a 6 session intervention targeting healthy introduction of complementary foods, and responsive feeding and mealtime behaviors. Intervention sessions will occur when the infant is 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 months of age.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Participants and their parents will complete baseline and post-treatment study visits to assess study outcomes. They will receive no intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of CincinnatiLead Sponsor

428 Previous Clinical Trials

634,356 Total Patients Enrolled

Cathleen Stough, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Cincinnati

1 Previous Clinical Trials

34 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Healthy Eating for My Infant (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04977947 — N/A

Childhood Obesity Research Study Groups: Healthy Eating for My Infant Intervention, Control

Childhood Obesity Clinical Trial 2023: Healthy Eating for My Infant Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04977947 — N/A

Healthy Eating for My Infant (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04977947 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this research geared toward adults over the age of 30?

"This clinical trial stipulates that applicants must be between 2 Months and 9 Months old. There are 147 studies available for participants under 18 years of age, while 28 trials are open to those over 65."

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Who can sign up for this scientific experiment?

"Candidates between two months and nine months old, who have been diagnosed with pediatric obesity are eligible to join this study. As of now the researchers are hoping to recruit thirty participants in total."

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Is there room for more participants in this experiment?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial has ceased recruitment of participants after being posted in March 1st 2022 and last updated on February 9th 2022. However, 163 other studies are actively searching for volunteers at the present time."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)

Cathy Stough 2022. "Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04977947.