NCT03517891: BAT

The Baby Act Trial (BAT): a Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention

Status unknown NA Last updated 22 November 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing WIC+ in Obesity in Childhood in 530 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

11 May 2018

Primary endpoint
30 June 2023

31 July 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Puerto Rico
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	530
Start date	11 May 2018
Primary completion	30 June 2023
Estimated completion	31 July 2024
Sites	1 location across Puerto Rico

Drugs / interventions tested

• WIC+

Conditions studied

• Obesity in Childhood — all drugs for Obesity in Childhood →

Sponsor

University of Puerto Rico

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Obesity in Childhood. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Childhood obesity is increasing, particularly among Hispanics. Rapid weight gain during childhood increases the risk of obesity in childhood and in adulthood, also increasing the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. This can be prevented with interventions during early in life that address multiple risk factors associated with the early development of obesity. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to test an intervention to promote baby activation and improve their sleep patterns and feeding patterns from birth to 12 months of age. For this purpose, pregnant women participating in the Special Nutrition Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program in Puerto Rico will be recruited and randomly assigned to the control group (usual care within the program) or to the WIC + group (usual care + intervention). The intervention will focus on age-appropriate physical activity for children, healthy sleep and limited time on the screen, healthy dietary patterns and growth monitoring. The content will be delivered with a multimedia approach (web platform, mobile messages and telephone follow-up). If successful, this intervention could be adopted by the WIC program in Puerto Rico to help prevent childhood obesity among its participants. This will help improve the health of minorities and eliminate health disparities among Hispanics and other at-risk groups.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Intervention to promote physical activation and improve sleep and response feeding in infants for preventing obesity early in life, the baby-act trial: Rationale and design.
   Campos M, Pomeroy J, Mays MH, Lopez A, et al · · 2020 · cited 10× · PMID 33099015 · DOI 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106185
2. Baby-Act Intervention to Prevent Excessive Infant Weight Gain: Development, Implementation, Lessons Learned, and Future Applications.
   Kallis Colon MG, Lopez A, Campos Rivera M, Pomeroy J, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40120064 · DOI 10.1007/s10995-025-04082-x