Linking two randomised controlled trials for Healthy Beginnings©: optimising early obesity prevention programs for children under 3 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Beginning in 2017 we have conducted a 3-arm randomised controlled trial (RCT) to determine the effectiveness of an early obesity intervention in the first two years of life using either telephone or Short Message Service (SMS) support for mothers. The trial recruited 1155 mothers from their third trimester of pregnancy. This protocol is for a new trial to build on the existing trial using the mother-child dyads retained at 24 months for recruitment to the new RCT. The aim of this new trial is to test whether use of a combination of telephone and SMS interventions is effective in promoting healthy eating and physical activity, as well as reducing child body mass index (BMI) at 3 years of age.

Methods

We will conduct a parallel RCT with an estimated sample of 750 mo

SUBMITTER: Wen LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6567558 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature