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Trial reportBMC pediatrics2015

Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) study: a randomised controlled trial of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding.

Lisa Daniels, Anne-Louise M Heath, Sheila M Williams, Sonya L Cameron, Elizabeth A Fleming, Barry J Taylor, Ben J Wheeler, Rosalind S Gibson, Rachael W Taylor

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in BMC pediatrics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05771324 (The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05771324 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorZonguldak Bulent Ecevit UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled62ConditionsGrowth, Infant Development, Complementary Feeding, Nutrition, HealthyArmsBaby-Led Weaning (BLW), Traditional Complementary Feeding (TCF)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Interventions for preventing obesity in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  10. Adherence to different methods for introducing complementary food to 7-month-old babies: a randomized clinical trial.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lisa DanielsDepartment of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. lisa.daniels@otago.ac.nz.
Anne-Louise M HeathDepartment of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. anne-louise.heath@otago.ac.nz.
Sheila M WilliamsDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. sheila.williams@otago.ac.nz.
Sonya L CameronDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. sonya.cameron@otago.ac.nz.
Elizabeth A FlemingDepartment of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. liz.fleming@otago.ac.nz.
Barry J TaylorDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. barry.taylor@otago.ac.nz.
Ben J WheelerDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. ben.wheeler@otago.ac.nz.
Rosalind S GibsonDepartment of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. rosalind.gibson@otago.ac.nz.
Rachael W TaylorDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. rachael.taylor@otago.ac.nz.
University of Otago · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 2002, the World Health Organization recommended that the age for starting complementary feeding should be changed from 4 to 6 months of age to 6 months. Although this change in age has generated substantial debate, surprisingly little attention has been paid to whether advice on how to introduce complementary foods should also be changed. It has been proposed that by 6 months of age most infants will have developed sufficient motor skills to be able to feed themselves rather than needing to be spoon-fed by an adult. This has the potential to predispose infants to better growth by fostering better energy self-regulation, however no randomised controlled trials have been conducted to determine the benefits and risks of such a "baby-led" approach to complementary feeding. This is of particular interest given the widespread use of "Baby-Led Weaning" by parents internationally. METHODS/

designThe Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) study aims to assess the efficacy and acceptability of a modified version of Baby-Led Weaning that has been altered to address potential concerns with iron status, choking and growth faltering. The BLISS study will recruit 200 families from Dunedin, New Zealand, who book into the region's only maternity hospital. Parents will be randomised into an intervention (BLISS) or control group for a 12-month intervention with further follow-up at 24 months of age. Both groups will receive the standard Well Child care provided to all parents in New Zealand. The intervention group will receive additional parent contacts (n = 8) for support and education on BLISS from before birth to 12 months of age. Outcomes of interest include body mass index at 12 months of age (primary outcome), energy self-regulation, iron and zinc intake and status, diet quality, choking, growth faltering and acceptability to parents. DISCUSSION: This study is expected to provide insight into the feasibility of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding and the extent to which this method of feeding affects infant body weight, diet quality and iron and zinc status. Results of this study will provide important information for health care professionals, parents and health policy makers.

trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12612001133820 .

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Feeding BehaviorInfant BehaviorInfant FoodAge FactorsAirway ObstructionAustraliaChild DevelopmentHumansInfantInfant Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaIron DeficienciesMotor SkillsNew ZealandParentsPediatric ObesityRisk Factors

Identifiers

PMID26563757
PMCPMC4643507
OpenAlexW2179491754

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