The Appetite Toolbox: A Hybrid Type I Pilot Trial Testing the Effectiveness and Initial Implementation of a Programme Designed to Promote Children's Eating Regulation Skills in Preschool
Abstract
This study uses a Hybrid research design to assess the effectiveness and implementation of a preschool-based programme - the Appetite Toolbox - delivered by Early Childhood Educators to promote children's appetite awareness and eating regulation skills. Children, their caregivers and classroom teachers will be recruited across 18 classrooms from preschool childcare centers. Preschool educators will deliver the Appetite Toolbox over a period of six weeks. Using a waitlist-control design we will measure changes in children's appetite awareness and eating regulation skills in school and describe implementation outcomes, such as fidelity, acceptability, and feasibility of the programme.
Conditions: Eating Behavior, Self Regulation, Body Weight.
Primary outcome: Child appetite awareness; Child eating in the absence of hunger (EAH).
Enrollment: 205 participants.
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 205 participants or records.
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