Helping Young Children Improve Eating

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03324568

Enrollment

156

Registered

2017-10-27

Start date

2018-02-04

Completion date

2019-01-08

Last updated

2019-02-25

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Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood

Brief summary

This study will evaluate the impact of different types of educational materials on parent and child feeding behaviors. Specifically, the investigators will test the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of an investigator-developed series of parent training videos designed to teach behavioral strategies to promote feeding in young children with feeding difficulties.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALParent Education Videos

Participants will receive educational videos describing behavioral techniques to improve parent and child eating behavior.

BEHAVIORALEducational Handout

Participants will receive educational handouts describing behavioral techniques to improve parent and child eating behavior.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Parents of patients ages 18 months through 6 years currently on the waitlist (for an estimated time of at least 4-6 weeks) for outpatient feeding therapy, or with feeding concerns identified in a primary care visit; English-speaking parents; parent has the technology to access the videos and REDCap survey.

Exclusion criteria

* Parents of patients not currently eating by mouth; parents of patients currently being treated by a psychologist, occupational therapist, or speech therapist to address feeding, eating, or swallowing skills; parents of patients who have aspirated on their most recent videofluoroscopic swallow study or who currently have a tracheostomy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment	4 weeks	Parent questionnaire that measures parent and child feeding behaviors and attitudes. A higher score indicates more difficulties.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Food Frequency Questionnaire	4 weeks	Parent questionnaire that measures the amount of different foods children ate over a specific time period (e.g. one month). A higher score indicates more different foods were consumed by the child.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026