Infant Nutrition: Evaluation of an Educational Touchscreen Computer Program

Johns Hopkins University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: Computer Use

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01272492

NA_00035707

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators are recruiting participants for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the usability and educational value of a nutrition education touchscreen computer program targeting Spanish-speaking Latina caregivers of children 2 and under.

Participants will be randomized to the intervention group - use the computer program and the control group - do not use the program. They will be asked basic demographic questions, nutrition knowledge questions and computer users will be asked usability questions.

Objectives are

1. Evaluate the subjective and objective usability of the touchscreen computer.
2. Determine whether health knowledge on nutrition topics is enhanced through the use of the computer modules.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. Have a child 2 and under in their care 2. Consider themselves Latina 3. Are Spanish-speaking

Exclusion criteria

Exclude if child has major medical issues interfering with feeding

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Computer Use

Experimental group

Description:

Participants use the computer with the infant/toddler nutrition/feeding education modules

Treatment:

Other: Computer Use

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Only answers survey questions.