Examining Relationships Between Family Mealtime and Feeding Outcomes in Young Children With Sensory Food Aversions

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Conditions studied: Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood

In brief

This study will examine the feasibility and preliminary effects of the Mealtime PREP (Promoting Routines of Exploration and Play) intervention package for young children with Sensory Food Aversions and their parents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03138551

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

20

Starts

2015-10-11

Expected to finish

2018-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-06

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child must meet all criteria of the diagnosis of Sensory Food Aversions
• The child consistently refuses to eat specific foods with specific tastes/textures and/or smells.
• Onset of food refusal occurs during the introduction of a novel type of food (e.g., the child may drink one type of milk but refuse another, may eat carrots but refuse green beans, may drink milk but refuse baby food).
• The child eats without difficulty when offered preferred foods.
• The food refusal causes specific nutritional deficiencies or delay of oral motor development.
• Parent is able to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Exclusion Criteria: None

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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