Helping Young Children Improve Eating

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
• Interventions: Behavioral: Educational Handout; Behavioral: Parent Education Videos

• Registration Number: NCT03324568
• Lead Sponsor: Kelly Tanner

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-24
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-27
• Study Start: 2018-02-04
• Primary Completion: 2019-01-08
• Study Completion: 2019-01-08
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 156

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Educational handout	Educational Handout	-
Video plus educational handout	Parent Education Videos	-
Video plus educational handout	Educational Handout	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment	4 weeks	Parent questionnaire that measures parent and child feeding behaviors and attitudes. A higher score indicates more difficulties.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Food Frequency Questionnaire	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nationwide Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States