The Development of Eating Behavior in Infancy: Associations With Behavior, Diet, and Growth at School Age
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Enrollment
- 400
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Body Mass Index z - score (BMIz)
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Basic Science
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 5 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts 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.
Arms & Interventions
Eating behavior activities
Intervention: Food protocols (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Body Mass Index z - score (BMIz)
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Dietary Intake(1- 2 years)
Investigators
Julie Lumeng
Thomas P Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development, Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Research, Medical School, Professor of Nutritional Sciences
University of Michigan