TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions
T2 - intervention coding of studies in the TOPCHILD Collaboration systematic review
AU - Johnson, Brittany J.
AU - Chadwick, Paul M.
AU - Pryde, Samantha
AU - Seidler, Anna Lene
AU - Hunter, Kylie E.
AU - Aberoumand, Mason
AU - Williams, Jonathan G.
AU - Lau, Hei In
AU - Libesman, Sol
AU - Aagerup, Jannik
AU - Barba, Angie
AU - Baur, Louise A.
AU - Morgillo, Samantha
AU - Sanders, Lee
AU - Taki, Sarah
AU - Hesketh, Kylie D.
AU - Campbell, Karen
AU - Manson, Alexandra
AU - Hayes, Alison
AU - Webster, Angela
AU - Wood, Charles
AU - O’Connor, Denise A.
AU - Matvienko-Sikar, Karen
AU - Robledo, Kristy
AU - Askie, Lisa
AU - Wolfenden, Luke
AU - Taylor, Rachael
AU - Yin, H. Shonna
AU - Brown, Vicki
AU - Fiks, Alexander
AU - Ventura, Alison
AU - Ghaderi, Ata
AU - Taylor, Barry J.
AU - Stough, Cathleen
AU - Helle, Christine
AU - Palacios, Cristina
AU - Perrin, Eliana M.
AU - Reifsnider, Elizabeth
AU - Rasmussen, Finn
AU - Paul, Ian M.
AU - Savage, Jennifer S.
AU - Thomson, Jessica
AU - Banna, Jinan
AU - Larsen, Junilla
AU - Joshipura, Kaumudi
AU - Ong, Ken K.
AU - Karssen, Levie
AU - Wen, Li Ming
AU - Vitolo, Márcia
AU - Røed, Margrethe
AU - Bryant, Maria
AU - Rivera, Maribel Campos
AU - Messito, Mary Jo
AU - Golova, Natalia
AU - Øverby, Nina Cecilie
AU - Gross, Rachel
AU - Lakshman, Rajalakshmi
AU - Byrne, Rebecca
AU - Rothman, Russell L.
AU - O’Reilly, Sharleen
AU - Anzman-Frasca, Stephanie
AU - Verbestel, Vera
AU - Maffeis, Claudio
AU - de la Haye, Kayla
AU - Salvy, Sarah Jeanne
AU - Mihrshahi, Seema
AU - Ramachandran, Janani
AU - Baratto, Paola Seffrin
AU - Golley, Rebecca K.
AU - on behalf of the TOPCHILD Collaboration
AU - Verbeste, Vera
AU - Kiridana, Vasana
AU - Whaley, Shannon
AU - Pedersen, Trine
AU - Rybak, Tiffany
AU - Wickramasinghe, Pujitha
AU - Patil, Priyanka
AU - Goran, Michael
AU - Daniels, Lynne
AU - Manikam, Logan
AU - Kierkegaard, Lene
AU - Ong, Ken
AU - Xia, Hongping
AU - Raat, Hein
AU - Wasser, Heather
AU - Corpeleijn, Eva
AU - Hodges, Eric
AU - Oken, Emily
AU - Widen, Elizabeth
AU - Jacobvitz, Deborah
AU - McCormick, David
AU - Dennis, Cindy Lee
AU - Acero, Carolina González
AU - Exposito, Ana Perez
AU - Linares, Ana Maria
AU - Thompson, Amanda
AU - Karasz, Alison
AU - Smith, Wendy
AU - Godolphin, Peter
AU - Sue-See, Michelle
AU - Staub, Lukas
AU - Bell, Lucinda
AU - Marschner, Ian
AU - Espinoza, David
AU - Rissel, Chris
AU - Shrestha, Nipun
AU - Nguyen, David
AU - Valmorbida, Julia
AU - Roberts, Kim
AU - Angotti, Katie
AU - Heath, Anne Louise
PY - 2025/2/5
Y1 - 2025/2/5
N2 - Background: Early childhood obesity prevention interventions that aim to change parent/caregiver practices related to infant (milk) feeding, food provision and parent feeding, movement (including activity, sedentary behaviour) and/or sleep health (i.e. target parental behaviour domains) are diverse and heterogeneously reported. We aimed to 1) systematically characterise the target behaviours, delivery features, and Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs) used in interventions in the international Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration, and 2) explore similarities and differences in BCTs used in interventions by target behaviour domains. Methods: Annual systematic searches were performed in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane (CENTRAL), CINAHL, PsycINFO, and two clinical trial registries, from inception to February 2023. Trialists from eligible randomised controlled trials of parent-focused, behavioural early obesity prevention interventions shared unpublished intervention materials. Standardised approaches were used to code target behaviours, delivery features and BCTs in both published and unpublished intervention materials. Validation meetings confirmed coding with trialists. Narrative syntheses were performed. Results: Thirty-two trials reporting 37 active intervention arms were included. Interventions targeted a range of behaviours. The most frequent combination was targeting all parental behaviour domains (infant [milk] feeding, food provision and parent feeding, movement, sleep health; n[intervention arms] = 15/37). Delivery features varied considerably. Most interventions were delivered by a health professional (n = 26/36), included facilitator training (n = 31/36), and were interactive (n = 28/36). Overall, 49 of 93 unique BCTs were coded to at least one target behaviour domain. The most frequently coded BCTs were: Instruction on how to perform a behaviour (n[intervention arms, separated by domain] = 102), Behavioural practice and rehearsal (n = 85), Information about health consequences (n = 85), Social support (unspecified) (n = 84), and Credible source (n = 77). Similar BCTs were often used for each target behaviour domain. Conclusions: Our study provides the most comprehensive description of the behaviour change content of complex interventions targeting early childhood obesity prevention available to date. Our analysis revealed that interventions targeted multiple behaviour domains, with significant variation in delivery features. Despite the diverse range of BCTs coded, five BCTs were consistently identified across domains, though certain BCTs were more prevalent in specific domains. These findings can be used to examine effectiveness of components and inform intervention development and evaluation in future trials. Trial registration: PROSPERO registration no. CRD42020177408.
AB - Background: Early childhood obesity prevention interventions that aim to change parent/caregiver practices related to infant (milk) feeding, food provision and parent feeding, movement (including activity, sedentary behaviour) and/or sleep health (i.e. target parental behaviour domains) are diverse and heterogeneously reported. We aimed to 1) systematically characterise the target behaviours, delivery features, and Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs) used in interventions in the international Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration, and 2) explore similarities and differences in BCTs used in interventions by target behaviour domains. Methods: Annual systematic searches were performed in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane (CENTRAL), CINAHL, PsycINFO, and two clinical trial registries, from inception to February 2023. Trialists from eligible randomised controlled trials of parent-focused, behavioural early obesity prevention interventions shared unpublished intervention materials. Standardised approaches were used to code target behaviours, delivery features and BCTs in both published and unpublished intervention materials. Validation meetings confirmed coding with trialists. Narrative syntheses were performed. Results: Thirty-two trials reporting 37 active intervention arms were included. Interventions targeted a range of behaviours. The most frequent combination was targeting all parental behaviour domains (infant [milk] feeding, food provision and parent feeding, movement, sleep health; n[intervention arms] = 15/37). Delivery features varied considerably. Most interventions were delivered by a health professional (n = 26/36), included facilitator training (n = 31/36), and were interactive (n = 28/36). Overall, 49 of 93 unique BCTs were coded to at least one target behaviour domain. The most frequently coded BCTs were: Instruction on how to perform a behaviour (n[intervention arms, separated by domain] = 102), Behavioural practice and rehearsal (n = 85), Information about health consequences (n = 85), Social support (unspecified) (n = 84), and Credible source (n = 77). Similar BCTs were often used for each target behaviour domain. Conclusions: Our study provides the most comprehensive description of the behaviour change content of complex interventions targeting early childhood obesity prevention available to date. Our analysis revealed that interventions targeted multiple behaviour domains, with significant variation in delivery features. Despite the diverse range of BCTs coded, five BCTs were consistently identified across domains, though certain BCTs were more prevalent in specific domains. These findings can be used to examine effectiveness of components and inform intervention development and evaluation in future trials. Trial registration: PROSPERO registration no. CRD42020177408.
KW - Behaviour change techniques
KW - Diet
KW - Infant feeding
KW - Infants
KW - Intervention components
KW - Movement
KW - Sleep
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UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/1186363
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/2006999
U2 - 10.1186/s12966-025-01708-9
DO - 10.1186/s12966-025-01708-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 39910407
AN - SCOPUS:85218291198
SN - 1479-5868
VL - 22
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
IS - 1
M1 - 14
ER -