Trajectories of Reinforcement, Activity, and Consumption in Kids
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 250
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- zBMI
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to understand how children's food preferences, physical activity, and decision-making change over time and how these behaviors relate to body weight and overall health.
Detailed Description
A cohort sequential design will be used to track 2 cohorts of children aged 8.5-9 years 11 months, and 10.5-11 years 11 months over a 3 year period to understand how the development of food and activity reinforcement and delay discounting could lead to the development of childhood obesity in children aged 9-14.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Cross Sectional
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 8 Years to 11 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Male and female children
- •Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) or Hispanic families
- •Children from low SES families (as defined by household education, eligibility for government assistance)
- •Children in overweight/obese category (defined by range in each cohort)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Medical causes for obesity
- •Stature below the 5th percentile
- •Physical activity restrictions
- •Psychopathology
- •Medication use that affects activity or appetite
- •Children that spend less than 65% of their time in participating parent's household
- •BMI percentile criteria
- •Liking of study foods and activities
- •Dietary restrictions and food allergies
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
zBMI
Time Frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months
Height and weight will be measured to determine zBMI using the CDC extended BMI-for-age growth charts. First, height (m) and weight (kg) will be used to calculate BMI (kg/m\^2), then, using the CDC extended BMI-for-age growth charts, a zBMI score will be determined based on the charts.
body fat
Time Frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months
Body fat (% of body weight) will be measured using the Tanita BF-400 Total Body Analyzer.
percent change over the overweight BMI
Time Frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months
Height and weight will be measured to calculate changes in overweight status of children. Change in percent overweight from 0, 12, 24, 36 months. First, height and weight will be used to calculate BMI (kg/m\^2), then CDC extended growth charts will be used to determine BMI percentile. Percent overweight is calculated as ((childBMI percentile - 85th BMI percentile)/(85th BMI percentile)) x 100. Percent over the age- and sex- specific 85th BMI percentile for children will be used.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Leonard Epstein
Principal Investigator
State University of New York at Buffalo