Effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for Decreasing Food Selectivity and Increasing Mealtime Quality

Food Selectivity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for Decreasing Food Selectivity and Increasing Mealtime Quality

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03756844
• Other study ID #: JRCFC Single-Subject
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 19, 2016
• Est. completion date: December 12, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: November 2018
• Source: Western Michigan University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This single subject study tested the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime qualify for children with developmental disabilities.

Description:

This study used a single subject design to test the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime quality for children with developmental disabilities. Baseline data was collected during the time that participants spent on the wait list for treatment. Treatment data was collected each week during treatment session. This protocol produced a significant change in both the number of foods the children in the study ate as well as the parents perception of mealtime quality.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 7
• Est. completion date: December 12, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 12, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 2 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children who accepted less than 15 foods as part of their regular diet

• Children who refused whole food groups

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with life threatening food selectivity per parent report and physician referral information

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Food Selectivity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Just Right Challenge Food Club
Systematic desensitization, positive reinforcement and escape extinction at a level of just right challenge.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Western Michigan University	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Food Inventory questionnaire	Parents marked the foods that their child ate over the past week every week for up to 45 weeks	Every week for up to 45 weeks
Secondary	Change in About Your Child's Eating questionnaire	A measure of parent perception of mealtime qualify	Up to 45 weeks between pre and post test measures.