Effects of telephone support or short message service on body mass index, eating and screen time behaviours of children age 2 years: A 3-arm randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few randomized controlled trial (RCT) interventions targeted children's early risk behaviours using telephone or short message service (SMS) support.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of telephone or SMS early intervention focusing on mothers' behaviours starting from late pregnancy to improve BMI, and eating and screen time behaviours of children aged 2 years in comparison with the control group.

Methods

A 3-arm RCT was conducted in Australia, 2017-2019. Two arms involved the interventions using nurse-led telephone or SMS support, delivered in nine stages from late pregnancy to age 2 years. The third arm was control. The primary outcome was children's objectively measured BMI and BMI z-score at 2 years. Secondary outcomes included child eating and sc

SUBMITTER: Wen LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9285384 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature