Nurturing Needs Study: Parenting Food Motivated Children
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Parenting, Eating Behavior, Diet, Healthy, Pediatric Obesity
In brief
High food motivation among children is trait-like and increases risks of unhealthy dietary intake and obesity. Scientific knowledge of how parenting can best support healthy eating habits and growth among children who are predisposed to overeating is surprisingly limited. This investigation will identify supportive food parenting approaches for obesity prevention that address the needs of highly food motivated children.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06111040
- Run by
- Temple University
- People needed
- 416
- Starts
- 2023-09-07
- Expected to finish
- 2027-10-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-11-05
Who can join
Age: 4 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Child ages 4 or 5 years at baseline;
- Parent/ primary caregiver with legal representation (having 50% or more custody of child);
- Parent/primary caregiver reporting primary responsibility for child feeding outside of childcare (being with child when they are eating at least two times daily);
- Caregiver with a cell phone that can be used to send and receive text messages. If there is more than one age-eligible child in the family, we will ask the caregiver to pick the index child.
You may not qualify if…
- Parent/primary caregiver <18 years of age;
- Child history of major food allergies (e.g., peanuts);
- Child medication use (e.g., insulin), developmental disability (e.g., autism) or medical condition(s) (e.g., diabetes) known to affect food intake and growth;
- Foster child.
Where it is running
- Temple University - Center for Obesity Research and Education — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)
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