PERCEPS: Parental Perception of Child's Weight and Childhood Obesity

Sponsor

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT04902677

Collaborator

Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) (Other)

4,000

Enrollment

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The increasing prevalence of metabolic diseases requires new strategies in the treatment and prevention of obesity. Children exposed to a poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle are especially vulnerable and may therefore be at risk of obesity at a very early stage in their lives. Recent studies have indicated a notable misperception of children's weight by parents. The main objective of this project is to study the association between parental perception of child's body weight and 1) feeding practices (permissive, restrictive or model); and 2) child's degree of overweight.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Childhood Obesity Diet Habit	Other: Cross-sectional

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

4000 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

Relationship Between Parental Perception of Child's Weight and Feeding Practices in the Context of Childhood Obesity: The PERCEPS Study

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Jan 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
School	Other: Cross-sectional No intervention

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

School

Other: Cross-sectional

No intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Infant feeding practices measured by the Child Feeding Practice questionnaire [Baseline]
We will assess three factors from the Child Feeding Practice (CFP) questionnaire measuring parental control practices and attitudes regarding child feeding: Restriction (8 items), Pressure to eat (4 items), and monitoring (3 items). Each item is scored from 1 to 5, and the mean value for each factor will be calculated.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Participant BMI z-score [Baseline]
Weight and height of participants will be measured and combined to calculate the BMI z-score based on the WHO growth charts

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

4 Years to 8 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM)

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04902677

Other Study ID Numbers:

PERCEPS

First Posted:

May 26, 2021

Last Update Posted:

Dec 13, 2021

Last Verified:

Dec 1, 2021

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Obesity

Pediatric Obesity

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 13, 2021