Abstract
Background The Baby Milk Trial is a RCT of a multi-component intervention to prevent excessive milk intakes and weight gain in formula-fed infants. Healthy term infants receiving formula-milk are recruited up to 3 months old. There are both practical and social barriers to engaging this population, particularly the perceived stigma of formula-feeding from both the community and health professionals. We describe the recruitment methods employed in this study.
Highlights
The Baby Milk Trial is a RCT of a multi-component intervention to prevent excessive milk intakes and weight gain in formula-fed infants
Having agreed to take part, more than 1/3 of mothers asked for home visits rather than receive travel costs to attend local research facilities
Home visits reduce the burden on participants and facilitate recruitment and retention
Summary
The Baby Milk Trial is a RCT of a multi-component intervention to prevent excessive milk intakes and weight gain in formula-fed infants. Recruiting to an infant formula-milk feeding trial: lessons from the baby milk trial F Whittle*, K K Ong, S J Griffin, R Lakshman From 3rd International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference Glasgow, UK.
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