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Behavioral Intervention

Mobile Apps for Child Nutrition and Wellness (MAPP Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Pamela C Hull, PhD

Research Sponsored by Pamela Hull

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Parent/Guardian (age 18+ years) of a 2-5 year old

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 2 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing two mobile apps for parents of preschool children: one app focuses on child nutrition and wellness while the other focuses on parents reading to their children.

Who is the study for?

The MAPP Study is for parents of preschool-aged children. It's designed to help those who want to improve their child's nutrition and wellness, as well as encourage reading habits. Parents must have a smartphone to use the apps.

What is being tested?

This study tests two mobile apps: one that guides on family nutrition and wellness (CHEW), and another that encourages parents to read to their children (Beanstalk). The goal is to see if these apps can reduce sleep deprivation, obesity, and sedentary lifestyles in kids.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves using educational mobile apps, there are no direct medical side effects. However, increased screen time or potential frustration with app usage could be considered indirect side effects.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am the parent or guardian of a child aged 2-5 years.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 2 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~2 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Healthy Kids childhood obesity risk score

Secondary study objectives

Child dietary intake (Healthy Kids items)

Child intake of dairy/calcium (Healthy Kids items)

Child intake of energy dense food/beverages (Healthy Kids items)

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention Arm: Nutrition and wellness appExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The parents/guardians in this study arm will use the Children Eating Well (CHEW) mobile app focused on child and family nutrition and wellness for the first 8 weeks of the study. This app is designed to help parents/guardians of preschool-aged children to improve nutrition, physical activity, sleep, feeding children at mealtimes, and related wellness topics.

Group II: Attention Control Arm: Reading appActive Control1 Intervention

The parents/guardians this study arm will use the Beanstack mobile app (or the Bookroo app, as an alternative) focused on parents reading to their children for the first 8 weeks of the study. This app may help parents/guardians to read more to their preschool children (and other children), which is good for child learning and development.

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