Healthy Beginnings

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2024

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Child development and school readiness

Findings rated high

Wen, L. M., Baur, L. A., Simpson, J. M., Xu, H., Hayes, A. J., Hardy, L. L., Williams, M., & Rissel, C. (2015). Sustainability of effects of an early childhood obesity prevention trial over time: A further 3-year follow-up of the Healthy Beginnings trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(6), 543–551. https:// doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0258

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Child physical activity: Outdoor play at least 120 min/day	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	3.5 years old	HBT Phase 2 vs. comparison RCT, Sydney, Australia, 2011-2014, full sample	415 children	Unadjusted proportion = 0.66	Unadjusted proportion = 0.68	Mean difference = -0.02	HomVEE calculated = -0.05	Not statistically significant, p= 0.65

Findings rated moderate

Wen, L. M., Baur, L. A., Simpson, J. M., Rissel, C., & Flood, V. M. (2011). Effectiveness of an early intervention on infant feeding practices and "tummy time": A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 165(8), 701-707.

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Child use of cup	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months	Sydney, Australia Healthy Beginnings Trial	527 mothers	Unadjusted mean = 0.92	Unadjusted mean = 0.85	Mean difference = 0.07	HomVEE calculated = 0.43	Statistically significant, p = 0.01

Wen, L. M., Baur, L. A., Simpson, J. M., Rissel, C., Wardle, K., & Flood, V. M. (2012). Effectiveness of home based early intervention on children's BMI at age 2: Randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 344, e3732. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e3732

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Child outdoor play >=120 minutes/day-Complete Case Analysis	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	24 months	Sydney, Australia Healthy Beginnings Trial	484 children	Unadjusted mean = 0.62	Unadjusted mean = 0.61	Mean difference = 0.01	HomVEE calculated = 0.01	Not statistically significant, p = 0.90

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