Helping Young Children Improve Eating

Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood Clinical Trial

Official title:

Helping Young Children Improve Eating

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03324568
• Other study ID #: IRB17-00420
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 4, 2018
• Est. completion date: January 8, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will evaluate the impact of different types of educational materials on parent and child feeding behaviors. Specifically, the investigators will test the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of an investigator-developed series of parent training videos designed to teach behavioral strategies to promote feeding in young children with feeding difficulties.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 156
• Est. completion date: January 8, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: January 8, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents of patients ages 18 months through 6 years currently on the waitlist (for an estimated time of at least 4-6 weeks) for outpatient feeding therapy, or with feeding concerns identified in a primary care visit; English-speaking parents; parent has the technology to access the videos and REDCap survey.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parents of patients not currently eating by mouth; parents of patients currently being treated by a psychologist, occupational therapist, or speech therapist to address feeding, eating, or swallowing skills; parents of patients who have aspirated on their most recent videofluoroscopic swallow study or who currently have a tracheostomy.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Feeding and Eating Disorders
• Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Parent Education Videos
Participants will receive educational videos describing behavioral techniques to improve parent and child eating behavior.
• Educational Handout
Participants will receive educational handouts describing behavioral techniques to improve parent and child eating behavior.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Nationwide Children's Hospital	Columbus	Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kelly Tanner

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment	Parent questionnaire that measures parent and child feeding behaviors and attitudes. A higher score indicates more difficulties.	4 weeks
Secondary	Food Frequency Questionnaire	Parent questionnaire that measures the amount of different foods children ate over a specific time period (e.g. one month). A higher score indicates more different foods were consumed by the child.	4 weeks