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CompletedNCT01272492Updated Jan 7, 2011

Infant Nutrition: Evaluation of an Educational Touchscreen Computer Program

An interventional study of Computer Use in Obesity, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-01-07.

Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

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.
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Conditions studied

  • Obesity
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In context

Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins University is the lead sponsor of 1,783 studies on the registry; 313 are open to participants now.

Of its 203 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 140 (69%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Exclude if child has major medical issues interfering with feeding

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Intervention model
Parallel assignment

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Computer Use

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

    Other: Computer Use

  • No intervention
    Control

    Only answers survey questions.

Interventions

  • OtherComputer Use

    Participants use the computer with the 5 modules on infant/toddler feeding/nutrition

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Study locations

1 site
  • Children's medical Practice
    Baltimore, Maryland 21224, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Thompson DA, Joshi A, Hernandez RG, Bair-Merritt MH, Arora M, Luna R, Ellen JM. Nutrition education via a touchscreen: a randomized controlled trial in Latino immigrant parents of infants and toddlers. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Sep-Oct;12(5):412-9. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2012.03.020. Epub 2012 Jun 7. PubMed 22682718 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 7, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01272492
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborators
University of Maryland, Academic Pediatric Association
First posted
Jan 7, 2011
Start date
Mar 2010
Primary completion
Aug 2010
Completion
Aug 2010
Last update
Jan 7, 2011

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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