Evaluating a Mindful Eating Curriculum, "Savor the Flavor"

Eating Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluating a Mindful Eating Curriculum, "Savor the Flavor" to Promote Healthy Eating Among Head Start Preschool Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04127812
• Other study ID #: STUDY00013064
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: June 2020
• Source: Penn State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The overall goal of this study is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of the "Savor the Flavor" intervention.

Description:

The overall goal of this study is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of the "Savor the Flavor" intervention. The goal of this curriculum is to teach children how to savor foods and slow down while eating by focusing on the sensory experience of eating. The intervention will also teach children attention control techniques so that they are better able to delay consumption of high energy, low nutrition foods, when appropriate.The study will also evaluate a modified version of the Eating in the Absence of Hunger task for use in a preschool classroom setting.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 49
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 2 Years and older

Eligibility

Child Inclusion Criteria:

• Child must be enrolled in a Head Start preschool center

• Child must be between the ages of 2 and 6 years old

Child Exclusion Criteria:

• Food allergy or restriction to foods included in protocol

Parent Inclusion Criteria:

• Parent or other primary caregiver of a child enrolled in the study

• 18 years of age or older

• English speaking

Parent Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Teacher Inclusion Criteria:

• Actively employed as an early childhood education provider in the Head Start classroom where intervention is delivered

• 18 years of age or older

Teacher Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eating Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Savor the Flavor
A series of five interactive classroom lessons focused on mindfulness in eating.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Pennsylvania State University	University Park	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Penn State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Child body mass index	Child height and weight will be measured and used to calculate body mass index (BMI). Age and sex specific BMI percentiles/z-scores will be calculated using CDC growth standards	Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
Other	Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire	Parents will complete the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire as part of a survey packet	Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
Other	Structure and Control in Parent Feeding	Parents will complete the Structure and Control in Parent Feeding as part of a survey packet	Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
Other	USDA Food Security questionnaire	Parents will complete the USDA food security questionnaire as part of a survey packet	Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
Other	External Food Responsiveness scale	Parents will complete the External Food Responsiveness Scale as part of a survey packet	Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
Other	Eating in the Absence of Hunger scale	Parents will complete the Eating in the Absence of Hunger Scale as part of a survey packet	Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
Primary	Change in eating in the absence of hunger from pre to post intervention	Children will be given seven minutes of free access to a variety of palatable snacks and toys during a time when they are not hungry (e.g. after a meal). Intake of snacks is determined by pre and post weighing the foods.	Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention
Secondary	Recall of Savor the Flavor steps	Children will be asked to recall the five steps of "Savor the Flavor"	At conclusion of 5 week intervention
Secondary	Acceptability of intervention	Teachers will complete a questionnaire with scaled and open-ended questions about the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention	At conclusion of 5 week intervention