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

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Pediatric Feeding Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: Behavioral feeding intervention

• 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

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Behavioral feeding intervention	Behavioral feeding intervention	Behavioral feeding intervention will be conducted as usual. The intervention will not be altered for purposes of the study.

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