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Nurturing Needs Study: Parenting Food Motivated Children

Deconstructing Food Parenting Approaches to Obesity Prevention for the Highly Food Motivated Child

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
4 Years to 5 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 18 months

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Using a prospective cohort design, this investigation follow 205 caregiver/child dyads over 18 months as children transition from preschool to elementary school, when significant numbers of children begin to experience problems of poor diet quality and obesity."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study looks for ways parents can help children who have a strong drive to eat build healthy eating habits and prevent obesity. It is for children ages 4 or 5 and their parents or main caregivers.

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.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • The child is 4 or 5 years old when the study starts.
  • The parent or main caregiver has legal custody of the child at least half the time.
  • The caregiver is mainly responsible for feeding the child outside of childcare and is with the child during meals or snacks at least twice a day.
  • The caregiver has a cell phone that can send and receive text messages.
  • If more than one child in the family meets the age rule, the caregiver must choose one child for the study.

Who can't join

  • The parent or main caregiver is under 18.
  • The child has a history of major food allergies, such as a peanut allergy.
  • The child takes medicine, such as insulin, or has a developmental disability, such as autism, or a health condition, such as diabetes, known to affect eating and growth.
  • The child is in foster care.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Child ages 4 or 5 years at baseline; 2. Parent/ primary caregiver with legal representation (having 50% or more custody of child); 3. Parent/primary caregiver reporting primary responsibility for child feeding outside of childcare (being with child when they are eating at least two times daily); 4. 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. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Parent/primary caregiver \<18 years of age; 2. Child history of major food allergies (e.g., peanuts); 3. 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; 4. Foster child.

Study sites (2)

PA

TX