NCT04902677

Parental Perception of Child's Weight and Childhood Obesity

Relationship Between Parental Perception of Child's Weight and Feeding Practices in the Context of Childhood Obesity: The PERCEPS Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,898 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fundació Sant Joan de Déu · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The increasing prevalence of metabolic diseases requires new strategies in the treatment and prevention of obesity. Children exposed to a poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle are especially vulnerable and may therefore be at risk of obesity at a very early stage in their lives. Recent studies have indicated a notable misperception of children's weight by parents. The main objective of this project is to study the association between parental perception of child's body weight and 1) feeding practices (permissive, restrictive or model); and 2) child's degree of overweight.

Conditions

• Childhood Obesity
• Diet Habit

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cross-sectional	No intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-30
• Completion: 2022-12-31
• First posted: 2021-05-26
• Last updated: 2024-06-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain