Impact of Behavioral Feeding Intervention on Parent-Child Attachment in Young Children

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Pediatric Feeding Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT02187952
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the proposed study is to determine whether behavioral feeding intervention impacts mother-child attachment in infants and toddlers with feeding problems. The investigators propose the following hypotheses:

* Behavioral feeding intervention will not significantly impact parent-child attachment.

* Behavioral feeding intervention will not significantly impact parent-child unstructured play interactions.

* Severity of feeding problems will decrease after behavioral feeding intervention is implemented.

* Behavioral feeding intervention will have either no significant effect or a significant positive effect on general child behavior.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-07
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-09
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-11
• Primary Completion: 2016-02
• Study Completion: 2016-02
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Caregiver Based

• Mothers
• Conducts feeding intervention ≥75% of the time at home
• Understands and speaks English

Child Based

• 12-14 or 30-48 months old at initial assessment
• Clinically significant feeding problem
• Self-initiates movement
• Can be left alone in a room for 3 minutes
• Capable of initiating eye contact

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in attachment status	Enrollment, 6 months, 1 year	The Strange Situation (SS) will be used to assess any changes in mother-child attachment status. The SS consists of a series of separations and reunions between a mother and her child.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in infant social and emotional behavior	Enrollment, 6 months, 1 year	Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) will be used to assess any changes in the social and emotional behavior of children who are 12-36 months of age.
Change in maternal behavior when interacting with her child	Enrollment, 6 months, 1 year	Mother-child dyads will be given toys and asked to play as they normally would for 10 minutes. The purpose of this measure is to detect any changes in parent-child interaction patterns that may be more sensitive to short-term intervention than attachment status.
Change in child externalizing and internalizing behavior.	Enrollment, 6 months, 1 year	The Child Behavior Checklist will be used to assess any changes in the internalizing and externalizing behavior of children who are 1.5 to 5 years of age.
Change in child feeding behavior.	Enrollment, 6 months, 1 year	The Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS) will be used to measure any changes in the feeding behavior of children.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Michigan; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States