Eating Behavior
Conditions
Keywords
Body mass index, Dietary quality, Children
Brief summary
This study will examine children's eating behavior. The study will enroll approximately 400 participants (200 child/parent pairs). At certain time points, participants will engage in activities involving the presentation of food and the observation of behavioral responses to these presentations, as well as the completion of questionnaires
Detailed description
This research study is a complex, long term investigation of the relationships between children's eating behaviors, and parent-child interaction during eating and their associations with BMI and dietary intake. It builds on earlier observational research which, like this research, had small experimental components used to classify children into different phenotypic groups based on different responses to the experimental conditions. The small activities and experiments of this follow up study constitute a trial as defined by NIH, registered here. The exploratory outcomes measured from these activities are not listed in this registration for reasons of scientific integrity. To be clear, the bigger structure of this research is essentially an observational follow up study with the same children who were previously studied as infants. The goal of the project is to identify potential future intervention targets.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFood protocols
Participants will engage in several activities (i.e. offering a variety of foods and age appropriate games, etc.) regarding eating behaviors. Participants will be asked to videotape interactions using a secure system. An alternative option may be provided if this videotaping is not acceptable.
Sponsors
University of Michigan
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
for Children (ages 5-7.99) and their parents (18 and older): * Prior participation in "The Development of Eating Behavior in Infancy" project * Family lives within reasonable driving distance of the University of Michigan
Exclusion criteria
* Significant developmental delays that would impede child's ability to participate * Foster child * Child has developed significant health problems that affect appetite, eating, or growth.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body Mass Index z - score (BMIz) | 1- 2 years | Children will be weighed and measured using a portable stadiometer. BMI will be calculated and child BMI z-score derived using age- and sex-specific norms from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary Intake | 1- 2 years | Mean dietary intake of macro- and micro-nutrients using an automated self-administered 24-hour dietary assessment tool across two recall days. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJulie Lumeng, MD
University of Michigan
Outcome results
None listed