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NCT Number: NCT05477628

Nutrition Recommendation Intervention trialS in Children's Healthcare

NuRISH is a suite of clinical trials for children from low-income families which will determine whether primary healthcare prescription for: 1) Optimal breastfeeding with support from a mobile lactation consultant vs. usual care and 2) High-quality childcare starting at 1 year vs. usual care can prevent childhood obesity, and improve cardiovascular, developmental and mental health at 2 years of age.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity, Childhood Behavior Body Weight Breast Feeding Breastfeeding Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Exclusive Breastfeeding Feeding Behavior Glucose Metabolism Disorders Health Behavior Health Risk Behaviors Metabolic Diseases Nutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pediatric Obesity Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being Signs and Symptoms

Age range

1 day–1 week

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Canada's children are falling behind. One in 4 are overweight or obese and more than 1 in 3 have factors that put them at risk for cardiovascular disease as adults. Children from low income families are 70% more likely to be overweight or obese. Research across disciplines has shown that early life nutrition has profound effects on childhood obesity, development, mental health, and lifetime success. Optimizing early life nutrition to reduce inequalities in childhood obesity and its consequences is a promising approach. Through this application, we will be using a longitudinal factorial design within an ongoing cohort study(TARGet Kids!). The longitudinal factorial design involves randomizing the same children to multiple interventions, providing the opportunity to evaluate the effect of individual interventions as well as the multiplicative effects of a combination of interventions over time. This design increases the feasibility and lowers the cost relative to conducting 2 separate trials. This will be a pragmatic, randomized, longitudinal factorial Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) clinical trial. This study will be a direct comparison of two primary healthcare interventions provided randomly at the individual level: 1) Lactation Consultant (LC) support vs. usual care; 2) Childcare Navigator (CN) support vs. usual care.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy by parental report
  • <32 weeks gestation
  • 0-1 week of age
  • First birth /first time parents

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with a syndrome associated with obesity or developmental delay

Treatment and study plan

Childcare Navigator

Other

Participants will be contacted by the CN to assist with access to centre-based childcare after enrolment. The CN will: a) educate the family on the benefits of centre based childcare; b) facilitate placement of the child on waiting lists for funding and centre based childcare placement in their neighbourhood with the aim of having full-time centre based childcare start at 1 year of age; and c) work with the family to overcome barriers to childcare placement prior to and during childcare. It is expected that the child will be in full-time centre-based childcare for a minimum of 12 months.

Control: All children randomized to the control condition will receive age-appropriate nutritional recommendations as part of routine healthcare according to the Rourke Baby Record.

Other names: (CN)

Lactation Consultant

Other

Participants will be contacted by the LC on the same day as their first primary healthcare visit. They will also receive age-appropriate nutrition recommendations according to the Rourke Baby Record. The LC will be an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who will provide scheduled and on-call visits, along with phone calls, video conferencing, and text messaging as needed to support exclusive breastfeeding (using virtual care modalities as appropriate during COVID-19). The LC will contact the family once per week for the first 4 weeks to support breastfeeding technique and help with breastfeeding problems such as latching difficulties, painful nursing, and low milk production, monthly thereafter and provide on-call support as required to support exclusive breastfeeding through 6 months of age.

Control: All children randomized to the control condition will receive age-appropriate nutritional recommendations as part of routine healthcare.

Other names: (LC)

Lactation Consultant Support and Childcare Navigator Support

Other

This intervention is a combination of the two interventions described above.

Other names: LC+CN

Control Group

Other

All children randomized to the control condition will receive age-appropriate nutritional recommendations as part of routine healthcare.

Primary outcomes

  1. zBMI

    Time frame: 2-year primary healthcare visit

    The primary outcome measure will be age and sex standardized BMI z-score (zBMI), which will be measured at the 2-year primary healthcare visit. zBMI is an important outcome that is predictive of adiposity in later childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Data including birthweight and length, and repeated measures of weight and length will be used to calculate zBMI growth trajectories.

Secondary outcomes

  1. breastfeeding self-efficacy

    Time frame: 6 months

    change in breastfeeding self-efficacy measured by lactation consultant logs

  2. exclusive breastfeeding duration

    Time frame: 6 months

    change in exclusive breastfeeding duration

  3. Childcare attendance

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in centre-based childcare attendance measured by attendance logs

  4. cognitive development

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    To capture child's development, the Ages and Stages Questionnaire will be administered. The Ages and Stages Questionnaire identifies infants, toddlers and preschool aged children at risk of a developmental delay in five developmental domains: Communication, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Problem Solving and Personal Social Behaviour. Each domain consists of six questions about important age-specific developmental milestones. If a child scores between 1 and 2 below the normative mean on any domain, rescreening is recommended. When a child scores 1 below the normative mean on two or more domains, or 2 below the normative mean on at least one domain, a referral to a health care professional is recommended.

  5. maternal mental health

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in maternal mental health, measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at 2 years of age. The scale was developed for screening postpartum women in outpatient, home visiting settings, or at the 6 -8 week postpartum examination. Consisting of 10 questions, each response is scored 0, 1, 2, or 3 according to increased severity of the symptom. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are reverse scored (i.e., 3, 2, 1, and 0). The total score is determined by adding together the scores for each of the 10 items. A woman scoring 9 or more points or indicating any suicidal ideation - that is she scores 1 or higher on question #10 - should be referred immediately for follow-up. Even if a woman scores less than 9, if the clinician feels the client is suffering from depression, an appropriate referral should be made.

  6. mental health

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    Child's mental health captured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 25 items subdivided into four difficulties scales, emotional symptoms, conduct problems, inattention-hyperactivity and peer problems, and a separate fifth strength scale, prosocial behavior. All subscales have five questions. Each item has to be scored on a 3-point scale with 0 = 'not true', 1 = 'somewhat true' and 2 = 'certainly true'. A higher score indicates more emotional and behavioral problems.

  7. blood pressure

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  8. non-HDL

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  9. LDL

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  10. triglyceride

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  11. HDL

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  12. TC

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  13. glucose

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  14. hsCRP

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  15. HbA1C

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    change in cardiovascular risk factors for the child

  16. Dietary Quality

    Time frame: 2 years of age

    total caloric intake captured through the Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool of the child and mother at 2 years of age

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Michelle Mitchell, BA

CONTACT

[email protected]

4165255417

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Hospital for Sick Children

Other

Collaborators

  • Applied Health Research Centre
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
  • McMaster University
  • Pediatric Alliance of Ontario
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • Toronto Public Health
  • Unity Health Toronto
  • University of Toronto

Registry information

Acronym: NuRISH

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jul 28, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 21, 2023

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