Mother-Baby Study - Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH)

Fundamental Biobehavioral Mechanisms Underlying the Integrated Development of Emotion, Attachment, and Nutritive Intake in the Mother-Infant Dyad

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06072638

Enrollment

150

Registered

2023-10-10

Start date

2023-12-21

Completion date

2028-01-01

Last updated

2026-09-09

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Conditions

Eating Behavior

Keywords

eating behavior

Brief summary

The study will test a model of biobehavioral mechanisms involved in the development of a system of emotion, attachment, and nutritive intake in the mother-infant dyad and the association of this system with maternal feeding behavior, child eating behavior, dietary intake, and adiposity. To participate in this study the infant must also be enrolled in long-term observational study, NCT06039878.

Detailed description

This interventional task is done with children while they are in the long-term observational study, NCT06039878, at approximately ages 18 and 36 months. In the observational study there are 300 participants (150 mothers and 150 children). In this trial only data from the children is collected and therefore only 150 participants are listed.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEating in Absence of Hunger

Researcher gives child free access to palatable foods following a satiating meal.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

0 Days to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

The child is a participant in the observational study (NCT06039878).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Kilocalories consumed	Up to approximately 36 months

Countries

United States

Contacts

STUDY_CHAIRJulie Lumeng, MD

University of Michigan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 10, 2026