Examining Relationships Between Family Mealtime Routines and Feeding Outcomes in Young Children With Sensory Food Aversions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Food Acceptance
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study will examine the feasibility and preliminary effects of the Mealtime PREP (Promoting Routines of Exploration and Play) intervention package for young children with Sensory Food Aversions and their parents.
Detailed Description
This pilot study will collect rich data from twenty participants on the feasibility and effects of a novel intervention, the Mealtime PREP, which has a dyadic focus on both the young child and the parent participants. The investigators will collect video recorded child meals in the home during a baseline period (under normal circumstances), during parent-training (while parents are practicing skills learned), and following parent training (when therapist support is withdrawn). This in depth examination of child meals will provide valuable information to guide the optimization of this intervention approach for future trials.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Intervention Model
- Sequential
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Months to 60 Months (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Child must meet all criteria of the diagnosis of Sensory Food Aversions
- •The child consistently refuses to eat specific foods with specific tastes/textures and/or smells.
- •Onset of food refusal occurs during the introduction of a novel type of food (e.g., the child may drink one type of milk but refuse another, may eat carrots but refuse green beans, may drink milk but refuse baby food).
- •The child eats without difficulty when offered preferred foods.
- •The food refusal causes specific nutritional deficiencies or delay of oral motor development.
- •Parent is able to read, write, speak and understand English.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Mealtime PREP
Every participant enrolled in this single-case experimental design trial with multiple replications progressed through three phases.
A: Baseline - typical mealtimes in the home.
B: Parent-Training - parents trained in Mealtime PREP (Promoting Routines of Exploration and Play) intervention.
B-prime: Family Autonomy - parents continue to deliver treatment strategies. Therapist support withdrawn.
Intervention: Mealtime PREP (Promoting Routines of Exploration and Play) (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Food Acceptance
Time Frame: 30 meals video recorded throughout study participation (10 per phase, 1 month)
Significant change in percentage of targeted food accepted between phases.
Secondary Outcomes
- 3-Day Food Diary(Baseline through Study Completion (1 month))
- Behavioral Pediatric Feeding Assessment (BPFAS)(Baseline through Study Completion (1 month))
Investigators
Angela Caldwell
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh