RecruitingNot Applicable

Food for Thought: Executive Functioning Around Eating Among Children

United States125 participantsStarted 2023-10-05

Plain-language summary

Scientific knowledge of the cognitive-developmental processes that serve to support children's appetite self-regulation are surprisingly limited. This investigation will provide new scientific directions for obesity prevention by elucidating cognitive-developmental influences on young children's ability to make healthy food choices and eat in moderation.

Who can participate

Age range4 Years – 6 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Child ages 4 to 6 years of age
✓. Caregiver reporting primary responsibility for child feeding outside of childcare
✓. Caregiver legal guardian

Exclusion criteria

✕. Caregiver \<18 years of age
✕. Child major food allergies
✕. Child medication use, developmental disability, or medical conditions known to affect food intake and/or growth; color blindness
✕. Child in foster care

What they're measuring

Food choice

Timeframe: Assessed at 1 of 2 study visits over 2 weeks

Eating in the absence of hunger

Timeframe: Assessed at 1 of 2 study visits over 2 weeks

Body mass index z-score

Timeframe: Assessed at 1 of 2 study visits over 2 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06108128

SponsorTemple University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-31

Contact for this trial

Christina Croce, MS

215-707-8672 christina.croce@temple.edu

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