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Study NCT ID:
NCT00503074
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2009-11-20
First Post:
2007-07-16
Brief Title:
Starting Healthy Staying Healthy Pilot Trial
Sponsor:
University of Washington
Organization:
University of Washington
Study Overview
Official Title:
Starting Healthy Staying Healthy Pilot Trial
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2009-11
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a reduction in toddlers and preschoolers exposure to television advertising leads to a change in their diet
Detailed Description:
TV viewing is among the most significant features of childhood In the past generation or two new technologies have made media viewing more ubiquitous and frequent 30 of children eat regularly in front of TV one-third under 6 have TVs in their bedrooms and 30 make TV part of bedtime routines By the age of 2 years 90 of children watch TV or videos regularly Among those who watch average viewing is 15 hours daily by age 2
Yet the effects of this early viewing are poorly understood In this study we focus on childrens diet because childrens food preferences have been shown to be easily influenced by advertising and childrens non-educational programming is heavy with advertising for poor nutritional-quality foods
We will recruit 70 families with children ages 24-30 months and randomize them to either a television-minimization intervention the intervention arm or a toddler safety and injury prevention arm the control arm A case manager will actively work with the intervention arm participants to strategize ways of minimizing their media exposure In addition families in the intervention arm will get access both to a study website and to a monthly newsletter The website and newsletter will inform participants of the potential hazards of early media exposure and will offer tips for alternative activities and strategies for keeping children occupied while the parent gets a much-needed break The control arm will have no case manager but will have access to a website and newsletter that will emphasize toddler safety and injury-prevention themes At the conclusion of the 4-month trial we will assess a whether the study participants regularly accessed their respective websites b whether the intervention-arm participants have different beliefs and attitudes about television for toddlers and c whether fewer intervention-arm children watch TV compared to control-arm infants
The comparison group will receive a similar intervention except that it will not mention television viewing and will instead focus on toddler and preschooler safety and injury-prevention topics such as the appropriate use of car seats smoke detectors hot water heater temperature safe gun storage and other similar topics
Yet the effects of this early viewing are poorly understood In this study we focus on childrens diet because childrens food preferences have been shown to be easily influenced by advertising and childrens non-educational programming is heavy with advertising for poor nutritional-quality foods
We will recruit 70 families with children ages 24-30 months and randomize them to either a television-minimization intervention the intervention arm or a toddler safety and injury prevention arm the control arm A case manager will actively work with the intervention arm participants to strategize ways of minimizing their media exposure In addition families in the intervention arm will get access both to a study website and to a monthly newsletter The website and newsletter will inform participants of the potential hazards of early media exposure and will offer tips for alternative activities and strategies for keeping children occupied while the parent gets a much-needed break The control arm will have no case manager but will have access to a website and newsletter that will emphasize toddler safety and injury-prevention themes At the conclusion of the 4-month trial we will assess a whether the study participants regularly accessed their respective websites b whether the intervention-arm participants have different beliefs and attitudes about television for toddlers and c whether fewer intervention-arm children watch TV compared to control-arm infants
The comparison group will receive a similar intervention except that it will not mention television viewing and will instead focus on toddler and preschooler safety and injury-prevention topics such as the appropriate use of car seats smoke detectors hot water heater temperature safe gun storage and other similar topics
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None