Promoting The Self-Regulation Of Energy Intake (SEEDs)

Baylor College of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Parent and child groups focused on self-regulation of eating

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01513343

H-28013 (Other Identifier)

USDA 2011-68001-30009

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to develop and test the efficacy of a scientifically-based, culturally competent seven-session parent directed, obesity prevention program focused on parental feeding strategies that support young children's self-regulation of intake.

Full description

The intervention program was developed and piloted. Expected outcomes: At the end of the intervention program, it is expected that parents in the intervention group will: 1) use more child-centered (e.g., repeated presentation of new foods, involvement in food preparation) and less parent-centered feeding directives; 2) be less likely to show an indulgent and more likely to show an authoritative feeding style (feeding responsiveness); 3) show lower scores on restriction and pressure to eat and higher scores on monitoring; and 4) demonstrate higher levels of food knowledge (e.g., best feeding practices, reduced feeding misconceptions). Children in the intervention group are expected to: 1) show more willingness to try new foods, and 2) show increased self-regulation of energy intake. At the end of the interventions, children are expected to show greater consumption of fruits and vegetables (including consuming a wider variety of fruits and vegetables). All effects are expected to continue through the 6- and 12-month follow-ups, although the effects sizes will diminish. Although we do not expect effects on BMI after 6 weeks, we expect to see decreases in children's BMI percentiles by the 6- and 12-month follow-ups for the intervention group-especially for the top 25% of the BMI percentile range. No parental BMI effects are expected.

Enrollment: 255 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parents whose children attend Head Start with the sample of children equally split on gender and ethnicity,
• with representation from ages 3 to 6 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Parents and children who have any kind of food allergies or diabetes or are on special diets will be excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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255 participants in 2 patient groups

Parent and child classes (prevention group)

Experimental group

Description:

Parent and child groups focused on self-regulation of eating

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parent and child groups focused on self-regulation of eating

Treatment as usual (control group)

No Intervention group

Description:

Treatment as usual