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NCT Number: NCT03324568

Helping Young Children Improve Eating

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood Feeding and Eating Disorders Mental Disorders

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Parent Education Videos

Behavioral

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

Educational Handout

Behavioral

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment

    Time frame: 4 weeks

    Parent questionnaire that measures parent and child feeding behaviors and attitudes. A higher score indicates more difficulties.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Food Frequency Questionnaire

    Time frame: 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kelly Tanner

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Oct 27, 2017
Registry last updated
Feb 25, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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