Eating RePace Study
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity, Rapid Eating Style
In brief
The aims of this study are to develop a novel family-based behavioral intervention (Re-Pace) to help children at risk for obesity (children who eat rapidly and have an overweight parent/legal guardian) develop a more normal eating rate.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02186379
- Run by
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- People needed
- 28
- Starts
- 2012-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-04-24
Who can join
Age: 4 and older, up to 7. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Children:
- Males or females 4 to 7 years of age.
- Participants (the children) have a body mass index (BMI) for age and sex between the 65th-<96th percentile (thus, the children will not have a BMI at the 97th percentile or more).
- Parental/guardian permission (informed consent).
- Have an overweight or obese participating parent/guardian with a BMI of > 27 kg/m2
- Increased child eating rate as reported on the questionnaire (Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire) by the parent/guardian
- Parents:
- Parent/legal guardian of subject.
- Age 21 years and above.
- Have a BMI of > 27 kg/m2.
You may not qualify if…
- Children:
- Children who have any developmental, medical, or psychiatric condition which might affect study compliance, as described by parental (caregiver) report.
- Children who have serious medical conditions or use of medications (e.g., chronic oral steroids, antipsychotic medications) known to affect food intake or body weight, as described by parental report.
- Children who have food allergies which may influence consumption of test foods, as reported by the parent; any child with reported peanut allergy.
- Parents/guardians or subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules or procedures.
- Parents:
- Parents/guardians who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules or procedures.
Where it is running
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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