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BabyQ's: Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Messaging in Pregnancy and Infancy
BabyQ's: Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Messaging in Pregnancy and Infancy

NCT04238585

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Columbia University

Conditions: Pregnancy Related, Infant Development

Interventions: Mobile messaging

Countries: United States

This randomized controlled intervention evaluates the effect of a mobile health behavioral intervention to test messages to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake during pregnancy and infancy. The study team will perform a prospective, longitudinal, interventional, randomized control trial by recruiting 300 WIC families during the first 1,000 days of life (pregnancy through infant age 2 months) at consecutive Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) visits to test two interventions compared to a control group. The study team will implement a mobile-based messaging intervention allocate participants to one of 3 arms for a 1 month period: 1) negative message frames, 2) positive message frames, and 3) attention control.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women age 18 years or older or; legal caretakers of infants under 24 months enrolled in WIC
* Can respond to questions in English or Spanish
* Report use of a mobile device using iOS or Android
* Give permission to enroll in messaging system

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women with chronic medical conditions that may impact their nutrition behaviors
* Families whose eligible child has chronic conditions that interest with growth or feeding
Locations (1)
  • New York, New York, United States