Nurturing Needs Study: Parenting Food Motivated Children
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4-5
SponsorTemple University
About this trial
High food motivation among children is trait-like and increases risks of unhealthy dietary intake and obesity. Scientific knowledge of how parenting can best support healthy eating habits and growth among children who are predisposed to overeating is surprisingly limited. This investigation will identify supportive food parenting approaches for obesity prevention that address the needs of highly food motivated children.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Child ages 4 or 5 years at baseline;
Parent/ primary caregiver with legal representation (having 50% or more custody of child);
Parent/primary caregiver reporting primary responsibility for child feeding outside of childcare (being with child when they are eating at least two times daily);
Caregiver with a cell phone that can be used to send and receive text messages. If there is more than one age-eligible child in the family, we will ask the caregiver to pick the index child.
Disqualifiers
Parent/primary caregiver <18 years of age;
Child history of major food allergies (e.g., peanuts);
Child medication use (e.g., insulin), developmental disability (e.g., autism) or medical condition(s) (e.g., diabetes) known to affect food intake and growth;
Foster child.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Measurement
Treatment groups
416 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Temple University
Lead sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Collaborator
University of Minnesota
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov