Taste Reward Processing in Pediatric Obesity

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01908153

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-25

Start date

2013-09-30

Completion date

2015-08-31

Last updated

2019-04-10

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Conditions

Pediatric Obesity

Keywords

Picture food type, Taste type

Brief summary

The study aims to provide a better understanding of the neural influence of eating behavior in the development of childhood obesity. Children ages 4-8 will be recruited to examine fMRI brain response to pictures that signal delivery of a chocolate milkshake and to the taste itself. The brain response will be compared to body mass index percentile scores for each child to help us determine whether brain differences present in adolescents and adults with obesity are present in young children.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to 8 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* ages 4-8 * parent available to complete surveys in English

Exclusion criteria

* no presence of metal in body * no claustrophobia * no psychiatric or neurological condition that will affect brain function

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
fMRI brain response to taste of chocolate milkshake	Baseline
fMRI brain response to picture cue	Baseline

Countries

United States

Outcome results