NCT04591496: SF4K

The SmartFeeding4Kids: Study of a New Web-based Food Parenting Intervention

Status unknown NA Last updated 27 July 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Behavioral change intervention; in Parental Feeding Practices and Children's Healthy Diet in 260 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

13 July 2021

Primary endpoint
31 December 2024

31 December 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Lisbon
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	260
Start date	13 July 2021
Primary completion	31 December 2024
Estimated completion	31 December 2024
Sites	1 location across Portugal

Drugs / interventions tested

• Behavioral change intervention;
• Health Education

Conditions studied

• Parental Feeding Practices and Children's Healthy Diet — all drugs for Parental Feeding Practices and Children's Healthy Diet →

Sponsor

University of Lisbon

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Parental Feeding Practices and Children's Healthy Diet. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This research aims to develop and study the efficacy of a web-based brief intervention, Smart Feeding4Kids, to promote healthy dietary patterns in young children (2 to 6 years old) through changes in parents' feeding practices. The intervention is grounded on self-regulation and habit-formation models and combines the use of several effective behavioral methodologies. The multidisciplinary team integrates experienced researchers on parenting interventions, child nutrition, and the development of online applications to support personalized nutritional assessment and psychological interventions. The monitoring of the use of the platform and the knowledge about the predictors of efficacy, adherence, and involvement obtained in this project will offer professionals essential information to the development of future online interventions. The project will also contribute with knowledge concerning the most effective methodologies for changing parental feeding practices and collects unique information about the eating habits and practices of parents of Portuguese children.

The main hypotheses of the study:

1. parents who enrolled in behavior change and social support interventions will report significantly higher use of effective feeding practices (child's self-regulation intake practices, food availability, and accessibility practices) and significantly lower use of ineffective feeding practices (food control, restriction, and permissiveness feeding practices);
2. children whose parents enrolled in behavior change and social support interventions will have a significantly more frequent intake of vegetables and fruits intake, and significantly less frequent intake of sugar-sweetened foods and beverages;
3. positive changes in parental feeding practices will mediate children's food intake, with increased vegetables and fruits and decreased sugar-sweetened foods and beverages intake.

Publications & conference data

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

1. Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.
   Hodder RK, O'Brien KM, Wyse RJ, Tzelepis F, et al · · 2024 · cited 12× · PMID 39312396 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd008552.pub8
2. SmartFeeding4Kids, an online self-guided parenting intervention to promote positive feeding practices and healthy diet in young children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
   Gomes AI, Pereira AI, Guerreiro T, Branco D, et al · · 2021 · cited 4× · PMID 34922616 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-021-05897-z
3. Intake of added sugar, fruits, vegetables, and legumes of Portuguese preschool children: Baseline data from SmartFeeding4Kids randomized controlled trial participants.
   Charneca S, Gomes AI, Branco D, Guerreiro T, et al · · 2023 · cited 3× · PMID 37063316 · DOI 10.3389/fnut.2023.1150627