Eating Behavior Traits for Feeding Practices
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This is a single-visit study consisting of parent-child dyads attending a 2-hour session. The purpose of this research is to use the eating in absence of hunger (EAH) paradigm, to evaluate the association between parental EAH, food parenting, appetitive traits, and children EAH. It is hypothesized that both the parental EAH and the controlling food parenting will have a significant positive association with the children EAH. The results from this study will help us understand how food parenting, appetitive traits, and parental EAH influences the children EAH.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Katherine N Balantekin, PhD, RD
Principal Investigator
University at Buffalo
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This study is for parent-child pairs willing to attend a single 2-hour session. It focuses on families interested in eating behaviors, especially related to eating when not hungry and food parenting practices.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Eating in Absence of Hunger (EAH) paradigm
Trial Overview
The trial uses the 'eating in absence of hunger' (EAH) test to observe how parents and children eat when they're not hungry, and examines links between parental behavior, children's eating habits, and parenting style. It's an observational study with no medications involved.
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Participating dyads will be asked to eat until full at a standardized meal while being video and audio recorded. Dyads will then be separated and undergo a "taste test". This taste test introduces the EAH paradigm, whereas participants will be presented with 8 different highly palatable snack foods and seated activities. They are given 15 minutes of free time to eat and/or engage in these activities. They will be left alone during this time and are informed to not use electronic devices. Their Eating in Absence of Hunger energy intake will be measured by weighing the remaining snack foods. Multiple hunger, thirst, and liking forms throughout the paradigm. The nature of the EAH paradigm is not disclosed until the end of the session, where there is a formal debriefing.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
State University of New York at Buffalo
Lead Sponsor
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