Effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for Decreasing Food Selectivity and Increasing Mealtime Quality

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Food Selectivity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Just Right Challenge Food Club

• Registration Number: NCT03756844
• Lead Sponsor: Western Michigan University

Brief Summary

This single subject study tested the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime qualify for children with developmental disabilities.

Detailed Description

This study used a single subject design to test the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime quality for children with developmental disabilities. Baseline data was collected during the time that participants spent on the wait list for treatment. Treatment data was collected each week during treatment session. This protocol produced a significant change in both the number of foods the children in the study ate as well as the parents perception of mealtime quality.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-10-19
• Primary Completion: 2017-12-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12-12
• Status Verified: 2018-11
• Study First Submitted: 2018-11-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2018-11-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2018-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 7

Inclusion Criteria

• Children who accepted less than 15 foods as part of their regular diet
• Children who refused whole food groups

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with life threatening food selectivity per parent report and physician referral information

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Just Right Challenge Food Club Protocol	Just Right Challenge Food Club	There was only one arm in this study. All participants received the Just Right Challenge Food Club Protocol and single subject (time series) data was collected.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Food Inventory questionnaire	Every week for up to 45 weeks	Parents marked the foods that their child ate over the past week every week for up to 45 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in About Your Child's Eating questionnaire	Up to 45 weeks between pre and post test measures.	A measure of parent perception of mealtime qualify