Assessing the Relationships Between Parent-child Eating in the Absence of Hunger, Appetitive Traits, and Food Parenting.
Eating Together Study
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New York
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Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214
- Recruiting
- State University of New York at Buffalo (South Campus)
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Contact:
- Hannah E Kolpack, BS
- Phone Number: 7168295820
- Email: hkolpack@buffalo.edu
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Parent/ guardian:
- Age > 18 years old.
- Have a child between the ages of 5 - 11.
- Must be responsible for feeding their eligible child at least 50% of the time.
- Willing and able to eat the meal and snacks provided.
- Fluent in English.
Children:
- If parent/ guardian is eligible and participating in the study.
- Child is aged 5 - 11 years.
- Child is not currently diagnosed with a clinical eating disorder (ED).
- Willing and able to eat the meal and snacks provided.
- Child is not on any medications or has any condition that could influence the child's taste, appetite, or olfactory sensory responsiveness.
Exclusion Criteria:
Parent/ guardian:
- Age is >18 years old.
- Their child is determined ineligible (based on age).
- Is responsible for feeding their eligible child < 50% of the time.
- Not fluent in English.
- On medication that could influence their eating or feeding behaviors.
- If the parent/ guardian is pregnant
- Allergic or unable to eat the study food presented.
- History of choking (without gagging).
Children:
- Their parent/ guardian is not eligible nor participating in the study.
- Below the age of 5 and above the age of 11.
- Current diagnosis of a clinical eating disorder (ED).
- Allergic or unable to eat the study food presented.
- Medications or conditions that could influence the child's taste, appetite, or olfactory sensory responsiveness.
- History of choking (without gagging).
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Eating in Absence of Hunger (EAH) paradigm
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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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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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Correlation between parent EAH intake and child EAH intake
Time Frame: Up to 120 minutes
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Parent EAH intake will be measured by weighing the amount of snacks (in kcal) consumed at the parent EAH paradigm (0kcal to 2400kcal). Child EAH intake will be measured by weighing the amount of snacks (in kcal) consumed at the child EAH paradigm (0kcal to 2400kcal). Correlation will be assessed by comparing the parent EAH intake (kcal) and child EAH intake (kcal). If both parent EAH intake (kcal) and child EAH intake (kcal) are high/low, there exists a positive correlation between them. On the other hand, if parent EAH intake (kcal) is high and child EAH intake (kcal) is low or vice versa, there exists a negative correlation between them. |
Up to 120 minutes
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Correlation between the parental pressure to eat score and child EAH intake
Time Frame: Up to 120 minutes
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Child EAH intake will be measured as the amount of snacks consumed during the EAH paradigm (0-2,400 kcal). Parental pressure to eat score will be assessed using the Pressure to Eat subscale of the Structure and Control in Parent Feeding (SCPF) Questionnaire, with scores ranging from 1-5. Lower scores indicate less parental pressure to eat, while higher scores indicate greater parental pressure to eat. The correlation between child EAH intake and parental pressure to eat score will be assessed. A positive correlation indicates that higher parental pressure to eat score is associated with higher EAH intake, whereas a negative correlation indicates that higher parental pressure to eat score is associated with lower EAH intake. |
Up to 120 minutes
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Correlation between the parental restriction score and child EAH intake
Time Frame: Up to 120 minutes
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Child EAH intake will be measured as the amount of snacks consumed during the EAH paradigm (0-2,400 kcal). Parental restriction score will be assessed using the restriction subscale of the Structure and Control in Parent Feeding (SCPF) Questionnaire, with scores ranging from 1-5. Lower scores indicate less parental restriction, while higher scores indicate greater parental restriction. The correlation between child EAH intake and parental restriction score will be assessed. A positive correlation indicates that higher parental restriction score is associated with higher EAH intake, whereas a negative correlation indicates that higher parental restricton score is associated with lower EAH intake. |
Up to 120 minutes
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Katherine N Balantekin, PhD, RD, University at Buffalo
Study record dates
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Study Record Updates
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Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- STUDY00010477
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
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