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Developing Novel Methods to Teach Children to Recognize Internal Signals of Hunger

NCT03064919 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2021-01-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this multi-year project is to develop an evidence-based curriculum for teaching preschool children to eat in response to internal hunger and fullness signals. There are currently no validated methods for teaching children these basic skills, despite the fact that doing so is necessary to prevent the development of obesity.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Curriculum Testing

An evidence-based curriculum for teaching preschool children to eat in response to internal hunger and fullness signals was developed by refining an existing curriculum. State-of-the art theories in early childhood science education, innovative virtual technology to provide more realistic simulations of hunger and fullness, and a parent training component to improve long-range sustainability were incorporated. This 9-wk intervention will be tested by forty children (ages 4-5). Key outcomes will be children's adjustment in intake in response to a first course (energy compensation) and children's intake of tasty snacks when not hungry (eating in the absence of hunger). Additionally, the investigators will measure other variables likely to impact the success of the curriculum, for example: child gender/age, parent feeding practices, parent education, infant feeding practices, child/parent weight status, and others.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kathleen L Keller, Ph.D. · Penn State University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-25
Primary Completion
2018-11-02
Completion
2018-11-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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