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Registration number
ACTRN12617000603314
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
21/04/2017
Date registered
27/04/2017
Date last updated
26/02/2020
Date data sharing statement initially provided
26/02/2020
Date results information initially provided
26/02/2020
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Factors influencing parents’ unhealthy food and beverage provision to children aged 3 to 7 years old
Scientific title
Predictors of parental unhealthy food and beverage provision to children (3-7yo): Confirmatory structural equation modelling using the Health Action Process Approach framework
Secondary ID [1] 291451 0
Nil known
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Childhood obesity 302963 0
Condition category
Condition code
Diet and Nutrition 302432 302432 0 0
Obesity

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
False
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Each participant will complete a once-off online survey containing: general demographic information about themselves and their child; a modified version of the Short Food Survey food frequency questionnaire for their child to capture children’s usual intake of unhealthy foods and beverages and overall diet quality, and the Parental Food Attitude Questionnaire to capture parent’s own attitudes and beliefs regarding unhealthy food provision to their child.
Intervention code [1] 297860 0
Not applicable
Comparator / control treatment
No control group
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 301842 0
Children's mean daily serves of unhealthy foods and beverages measured by a modified version of the Short Food Survey
Timepoint [1] 301842 0
At time of data collection
Secondary outcome [1] 334006 0
Parent's attitudes and beliefs regarding unhealthy food provision to their child measured by the Parental Food Attitude Questionnaire
Timepoint [1] 334006 0
At time of data collection

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Parents of children aged 3-7 years of age, fluent in written English
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
Children outside of the specified age range (<3.0 or =/>8.0 years) at the time of the study.
Children with a medical condition requiring a special diet inconsistent with the Australian Dietary Guidelines (e.g. cystic fibrosis).

Study design
Purpose
Natural history
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Both
Statistical methods / analysis
Sample size estimate is based on a calculation for structural equation modelling sample using the N:q rule, where q is the number of variables. A N:q ratio of 15 to 20 participants per variable is an accepted sample size guide. The total sample size required for this study is 360 to 480 (assuming 14 HAPA constructs, 10 covariates).
Data will be analysed using descriptive statistics to understand the study sample and confirmatory structural equation modelling to understand the relationships between, and relative importance of, parents’ attitudes and beliefs and children’s intake of unhealthy foods.

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
9/04/2015
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
31/08/2017
Actual
31/07/2017
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
31/08/2017
Actual
31/07/2017
Sample size
Target
480
Accrual to date
Final
495
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,WA,VIC

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 295918 0
Government body
Name [1] 295918 0
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship
Country [1] 295918 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
University
Name
University of South Australia
Address
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA, 5001. Postal address: GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 295160 0
None
Name [1] 295160 0
Not applicable
Address [1] 295160 0
Not applicable
Country [1] 295160 0
Other collaborator category [1] 279535 0
Government body
Name [1] 279535 0
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation
Address [1] 279535 0
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000
Country [1] 279535 0
Australia

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 297198 0
UniSA Human Research Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 297198 0
University of South Australia, Postal address: GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001
Ethics committee country [1] 297198 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 297198 0
09/11/2014
Approval date [1] 297198 0
30/01/2015
Ethics approval number [1] 297198 0
0000033798
Ethics committee name [2] 297484 0
CSIRO Health and Medical Research Human Research Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [2] 297484 0
c/o Associate Professor Brian Stoffell, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park QLD 4102. Postal address GPO Box 2583, Brisbane QLD 4001.
Ethics committee country [2] 297484 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [2] 297484 0
20/02/2015
Approval date [2] 297484 0
24/02/2015
Ethics approval number [2] 297484 0
LR 02/2015

Summary
Brief summary
Globally children's intake of unhealthy foods and beverages is excessive, contributing to weight gain and risk of obesity. Parents’ attitudes and beliefs influencing food provision provide a promising new avenue for obesity prevention through reducing children’s intake of unhealthy foods and beverages. There is a need to understand the relative importance of different parental attitudes and beliefs in influencing their provision, starting with the home setting. The aim of this study is to understand the relationships between, and relative importance of, parents’ attitudes and beliefs and children’s intake of unhealthy foods and beverages. This aim will be achieved by an online cross-sectional survey of parents of 3-7 year olds to measure parental attitudes and beliefs influencing their provision of unhealthy foods. The data will be examined using Structural Equation Modelling analyses to determine the predictive ability of attitudes and beliefs on parents’ provision of unhealthy foods to 3-7 year old children. Findings from this study can then be used to develop evidence-based interventions to support parents’ to limit provision of unhealthy foods and beverages, hence improve energy balance and prevent obesity from an early age.
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 73314 0
Ms Brittany Johnson
Address 73314 0
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001
Country 73314 0
Australia
Phone 73314 0
+61 8 8204 7075
Fax 73314 0
Email 73314 0
[email protected]
Contact person for public queries
Name 73315 0
Ms Brittany Johnson
Address 73315 0
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001
Country 73315 0
Australia
Phone 73315 0
+61 8 8204 7075
Fax 73315 0
Email 73315 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 73316 0
Ms Brittany Johnson
Address 73316 0
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001
Country 73316 0
Australia
Phone 73316 0
+61 8 8204 7075
Fax 73316 0
Email 73316 0
[email protected]

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



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