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Parental Feeding Styles and Child Dietary Quality

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03390621
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 4, 2018
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2018
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Sheryl Hughes, Baylor College of Medicine

Brief Summary:
In this study, the investigators will use an existing data set to examine the relationship between parent feeding styles and the quality of the dinner meal using the Healthy Eating Index.

Condition or disease
Dietary Quality

Detailed Description:
Investigators will use an existing data set collected between 2007 and 2009. The purpose of the larger data set including 177 families was to examine parent - child interactions during dinner meals in low-income Hispanic and African-American families participating in Head Start programs. Data was collected on parent-child interactions and information regarding the food served and consumed by children during dinner meals. The specific aims included: 1) examining the overall diet quality using the Healthy Eating Index of Head Start preschool dinner meals by parent feeding styles, an 2) the diet quality of the dinner meal served to that of the meal consumed and within each of the parent feeding styles.

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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 177 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title: Parental Feeding Styles and Child Dietary Quality at Dinner Among Low-income Minority Families
Actual Study Start Date : January 1, 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date : February 28, 2009
Actual Study Completion Date : December 31, 2009



Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Dietary Quality [ Time Frame: 10 minutes ]
    The Healthy Eating Index was used to obtain the quality of the food served and consumed by the child at dinner.



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Ages Eligible for Study:   3 Years to 5 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Individuals from the larger data set of 177 families who had complete dietary and demographic data.
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parents who were responsible for feeding the child while the child was not in Head Start and their oldest child enrolled in Head Start.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any children who have dietary restraints or food allergies.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03390621


Locations
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United States, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Sponsors and Collaborators
Baylor College of Medicine
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Sheryl O Hughes, PhD Baylor College of Medicine
Publications of Results:
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Responsible Party: Sheryl Hughes, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03390621    
Other Study ID Numbers: 18541HEI
First Posted: January 4, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 4, 2018
Last Verified: December 2017
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Sheryl Hughes, Baylor College of Medicine:
parent feeding styles
dietary quality
dinner meal
preschool
low-income