Food for Thought: Executive Functioning Around Eating Among Children
Recruiting · NCT06108128 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Temple University
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Executive functioning observational tasks
What this trial is about
Scientific knowledge of the cognitive-developmental processes that serve to support children's appetite self-regulation are surprisingly limited. This investigation will provide new scientific directions for obesity prevention by elucidating cognitive-developmental influences on young children's ability to make healthy food choices and eat in moderation.
Who can take part
Age range
4 Years to 6 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Child ages 4 to 6 years of age
- Caregiver reporting primary responsibility for child feeding outside of childcare
- Caregiver legal guardian
Exclusion criteria
- Caregiver \<18 years of age
- Child major food allergies
- Child medication use, developmental disability, or medical conditions known to affect food intake and/or growth; color blindness
- Child in foster care
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States