Effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for Decreasing Food Selectivity and Increasing Mealtime Quality

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03756844

Enrollment

Registered

2018-11-28

Start date

2016-10-19

Completion date

2017-12-12

Last updated

2018-11-30

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Conditions

Food Selectivity

Keywords

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Brief summary

This single subject study tested the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime qualify for children with developmental disabilities.

Detailed description

This study used a single subject design to test the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime quality for children with developmental disabilities. Baseline data was collected during the time that participants spent on the wait list for treatment. Treatment data was collected each week during treatment session. This protocol produced a significant change in both the number of foods the children in the study ate as well as the parents perception of mealtime quality.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALJust Right Challenge Food Club

Systematic desensitization, positive reinforcement and escape extinction at a level of just right challenge.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Masking description

There was no masking. This was a single subject study. Participants allowed us to use their clinical data for research purposes.

Intervention model description

This was a single-subject (time series design).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Years to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Children who accepted less than 15 foods as part of their regular diet * Children who refused whole food groups

Exclusion criteria

* Children with life threatening food selectivity per parent report and physician referral information

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Food Inventory questionnaire	Every week for up to 45 weeks	Parents marked the foods that their child ate over the past week every week for up to 45 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in About Your Child's Eating questionnaire	Up to 45 weeks between pre and post test measures.	A measure of parent perception of mealtime qualify

Outcome results

None listed

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