Improving Healthy Eating of Children With Autism in a School Setting
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 撤回
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Increased consumption of healthy foods
研究概览
简要总结
Most studies which have addressed food selectivity among children with autism spectrum disorders have been conducted in either clinic or home settings. School-based research has been conducted to increase healthy eating, but this research was largely conducted with children without special needs or if children with special needs did participate, they were not identified.
This study will focus on increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables among children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in a school setting.
详细描述
Food Preference Inventory: A survey of food preference and eating habits, developed by the experimenter, will be provided to the parents/guardians of prospective participants. The Food Preference Inventory is anticipated to take between 10 and 20 mins to complete. The parent/guardian of the prospective participant is asked to return toe inventory to the school if 1) the parent/guardian gives permission for his/her child to participate and 2) if the child does not have a food allergy.
General Procedures: Each day of the study (1-5 days per week), school staff will offer participants a small portion of a fruit or vegetable (about 1/8 cup) to eat during lunch time. The participant will have about 5 min to consume the item before it is recollected by school staff.
Baseline: The fruit or vegetable is presented with the participants lunch. Eating the item produces no programmed consequences.
Single Item Presentation: The fruit or vegetable is presented before the participants lunch (about 5 min). Eating the item produces no programmed consequences.
Single Item Presentation + Modeling: The fruit or vegetable is presented before the participants lunch (about 5 min). School staff will model eating the food item.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 14 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Participants will be students in a private school with a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder and between 6-14 years of age.
排除标准
- •Parents who report their children have food allergies of any kind will be excluded.
结局指标
主要结局
Increased consumption of healthy foods
时间窗: Through study completion, 1 year.
Direct measure of the number of healthy foods items eaten
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Jonathan Ivy
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Penn State University