Weighted Blanket to Treat Anxiety Related to Trying New Foods the Pediatric Population

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Food Neophobia, Picky Eating, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Anxiety State

In brief

This small experimental pilot study addresses the knowledge gap related to the use of weighted blankets for children with anxiety related to food and eating.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06420232

Run by

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

People needed

6

Starts

2024-06-01

Expected to finish

2024-12-20

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-05

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject and guardian has provided informed consent in a manner approved by the IRB and is willing and able to comply with the trial procedures.
• Subject has identified feeding challenges
• Subject has anxiety related to food as reported by caregiver
• Subject is between the ages of 8-12
• Subject has good reading abilities
• Subject weighs 30 pounds or more

You may not qualify if…

• Any medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would place the subject at increased risk for participation due to the inability to remove the blanket safely. Examples of diagnoses that would exclude a participant include spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and muscular dystrophy.
• Concurrent participation on another research study
• Participants outside of the ages 8-12
• Participants refuse to use the weighted blanket
• If the use of a weighted blanket is contraindicated for any reason
• Participants lacking the reading ability to complete a questionnaire
• Participants who weigh under 30 pounds per parent report and cannot use a commercially available weighted blanket as the minimum weight of a weighted blanket is 3 pounds will be excluded but this exclusion is unlikely due to the inclusion age range

Where it is running

• Capital Area Speech & Occupational Therapy — Austin, Texas, United States

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