N/A
Completed N=251
Office Based Intervention to Reduce Bottle Use in Toddlers: TARGet Kids! Pragmatic Randomized Trial
Educational Intervention and Toddler Bottle Use
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02140957 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
251
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2016
Primary outcomePrimary: Change in Iron Depletion — 88; 83; 12; 17 percentage of participants
Summary
Observational studies support an association between bottle feeding beyond 15 to 18 months of age and lower socioeconomic status, excessive milk intake, dental caries, iron deficiency, behavioral issues and obesity. Yet many parents, particularly those from low socioeconomic households, choose to feed their children by bottle much beyond this age. Recognizing the need for further educational interventions for bottle feeding, the TARGet Kids! Research Collaboration recently developed a 5-minute bottle weaning educational intervention for the 9 month well-child visit. We undertook a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to evaluate its effectiveness involving 251 children recruited through TARGet Kids! (PMID: 20624802) The goal was to determine whether an office-based, educational intervention for parents of 9-month-old children could reduce bottle use and iron depletion at 2 years of age.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Iron Depletion |
88; 83; 12; 17 | — |
| SECONDARY Current Bottle Use |
15; 40 | — |
| SECONDARY Current Nighttime Bottle Use |
3; 10 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Children and their families who participated in The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) pragmatic RCT
Exclusion Criteria
- N/A
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02140957). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.