Influence of Bottle-Type on Infant Feeding Behaviors (OBS)

Drexel University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Opaque Weighted Bottle; Conventional Clear Bottle

Treatments: Behavioral: Bottle Type

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02111694

OBS-1303001967

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject, experimental study that will describe mothers' feeding practices during typical bottle-feeding conditions and will examine whether removal of visual cues related to the amount of milk/formula in the bottle will alter these feeding practices. The investigators hypothesize that mothers will show higher levels of infant-directed feeding practices and lower levels of mother-directed feeding practices when using opaque, weighted bottles compared to when using standard, clear bottles. The investigators also hypothesize that infants will consume less breast milk or formula when fed from opaque, weighted bottles compared to when fed from standard, clear bottles.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 6 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mothers must be 18 years or older
• Infants must be between 0- and 6-months of age
• Infants must be prior to the introduction of solid foods

Exclusion criteria

• Preterm birth
• Medical conditions that interfere with feeding

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 1 patient group

Clear versus Opaque Bottle

Experimental group

Description:

This is a within-subject study; all infants will be exposed to both conditions. Order of presentation will be counterbalanced across infants.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Bottle Type