ChildrenFeeDInNCT01515254
The Feeding Dynamic Intervention: Self Regulation of Intake in Preschoolers
A study testing lifestyle counseling, parental feeding in people with Children and Exogenous Obesity, run by Nationwide Children's Hospital at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
In this study the investigators will examine the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) as a tool to prevent obesity in young children. The purpose of the intervention is to improving caregiver feeding practices, child eating behaviors, and child self-regulation of energy intake in the short term. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 3 to 5 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Children, Exogenous Obesity, Eating Behavior
- What is being tested?
- lifestyle counseling, parental feeding
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 70 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2012to Jul 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 3 to 5 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- The child is between ages 3-5 years (36 to 71 months). [Note if a family has more than one qualifying child we will choose the child with the lower CEBQ SR score and if they are equal we will randomly select the target child for the study dyad.]
- Child's body mass index > 85th percentile for age and sex
- This will be calculated based on age, weight and height using the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition BMI calculator [if mother is unsure of the weight and height ask whether she has been told her child is overweight or obese by the PCP]
- Child has significantly abnormal parent-reported impairment of energy regulation (Rating of 2.8 or lower on the CEB-Q).
- The mother is fluent in English (measures are limited to English at this time)
- Mother (or female caregiver) has primary legal and physical custody of the child and is primarily responsible for feeding the child. Specifically the child is not in a non-parental home daycare more than 20 hours/week. Structured child care centers are not included in this limitation because they use structure care and feeding techniques similar to those taught in the FeeDIn Program.
Who cannot join
- Child has a medical condition or takes a medication that affects appetite, eating, or growth;
- Child has food allergies or dietary restrictions that interfere with feeding or the study tests (i.e., milk, gluten and eggs?)
- Child has any developmental or behavioral diagnosis that might affect his/her ability to respond to a behaviorally-based intervention, e.g., cognitive impairment, language delay, or autism.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205
About this study
Official title: The Feeding Dynamic Intervention Study
In this study the investigators will examine the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) as a tool to prevent obesity in young children. The purpose of the intervention is to improving caregiver feeding practices, child eating behaviors, and child self-regulation of energy intake in the short term.
Read the detailed description
Childhood obesity is a significant public health problem. In the last three decade, there has been a marked increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity. Currently, 23% of preschoolers (2-5 years) in the United States are overweight or obese, a critical period to target in hopes of reversing this trend. The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a novel obesity intervention program for preschool-aged children. Emerging consensus indicates that excessive, intrusive, overt control in feeding or a chaotic non-structured feeding environment are risk factors for childhood obesity. The 2007 Expert Committee Recommendations on the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Childhood Obesity specifically identified maternal feeding practices as important, categorically stating there is consistent evidence to support "avoiding overly restrictive feeding behaviors." The guidelines emerged from a growing body of literature indicating that overly controlling caregiver feeding behaviors, in particular, significantly increase children's obesity risk.
Despite the evidence for the importance of feeding dynamics, no childhood obesity interventions focused on this area have been rigorously tested. The Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) is a 12-week educational intervention. The intervention will be delivered in a closed group setting and will consist of 6 intervention sessions lasting 90 minutes each. We will recruit 84 mothers with 3- to 5-year-old obese children, randomly assigned to either the FDI or a comparison to a waiting list control group (WLG). At the end of the 6 month study we will assess knowledge and behavioral changes between the groups on (i) maternal self-reported feeding practices; (ii) improving energy compensation (COMPX), decreasing Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH) and increasing mother-reported satiety responsiveness in their child. Finally, we will investigate an exploratory hypothesis that children in the FDI group, compared to children in the wait-list control group, will demonstrate a lower increase in body mass index (BMI) z-score over 6 months.
- Conditions
- Children, Exogenous Obesity, Eating Behavior
- Being tested
- lifestyle counseling, parental feeding
- Keywords
- Children, Obesity Prevention, Child Overweight, Energy Compensation, Eating Behavior, Food Intake, Parenting Behavior
- Medical subject headings
- Feeding Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
lifestyle counseling, parental feedingBehavioural
Intervention group subjects will undergo a Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI). The intervention will be delivered in a closed group setting and will consist of 6 intervention sessions lasting 90 minutes each. Visits to physicians, WIC offices, nutrition program etc will be tracked. The subjects will undergo the energy regulation tests at baseline and 3 months. They will complete surveys and have their weight taken.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| No intervention- control group | No intervention | Visits to physicians, WIC offices, nutrition program etc will be tracked. The subjects will undergo the energy regulation tests at baseline and 3 months. They will complete surveys and have their weight taken. The control group subjects will have the opportunity to receive the intervention at the end of the study |
| lifestyle counseling, parental feeding | Experimental | Intervention group subjects will undergo a Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI). The intervention will be delivered in a closed group setting and will consist of 6 intervention sessions lasting 90 minutes each. Visits to physicians, WIC offices, nutrition program etc will be tracked. The subjects will undergo the energy regulation tests at baseline and 3 months. They will complete surveys and have their weight taken. Receives: Behavioral: lifestyle counseling, parental feeding |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Increased Energy Regulation
Children in the FDI group, compared to children in the wait-list control group will show improved energy compensation regulation (COMPX), decreased Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH), and increasing Satiety Responsiveness (CEBQ-SR).
Measured: Change from baseline in energy compensation at 3 months and Change from baseline in energy compensation at 6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Reduce BMI
Children in the FDI group, compared to children in the wait-list control group, will demonstrate a lower increase in body mass index (BMI) z-score over 6 months.
Measured: Change from baseline in BMI-z score at 3 months and Change from baseline in BMI-z score at 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Jan 2012 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2012
- Primary completionJun 2018
- Study completionJul 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for ChildrenStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Nationwide Children's HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ihuoma Eneli, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Investigators
- Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, Principal investigator, Nationwide Children's Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01515254
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB11-00399
- Other IDs
- 1R03DK089198-01A1
- Acronym
- FeeDIn
- Status last verified
- Dec 2018
- First submitted
- 18 Jan 2012
- Last updated
- 2 Jan 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Eneli IU, Tylka TL, Hummel J, Watowicz RP, Perez SA, Kaciroti N, Lumeng JC. Rationale and design of the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) study for self-regulation of energy intake in preschoolers. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 Mar;41:325-34. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 20.
PubMed 25616192
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Jan 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Feeding Dynamic Intervention Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01515254
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FeeDIn / IRB11-00399
- Conditions
- Children, Exogenous Obesity, Eating Behavior
- Keywords
- Children, Obesity Prevention, Child Overweight, Energy Compensation, Eating Behavior, Food Intake, Parenting Behavior
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Nationwide Children's HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Study start
- Feb 2012
- Primary completion
- Jun 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Jan 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In this study the investigators will examine the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) as a tool to prevent obesity in young children. The purpose of the intervention is to improving caregiver feeding practices, child eating behaviors, and child self-regulation of energy intake in the short term.
Detailed description
Childhood obesity is a significant public health problem. In the last three decade, there has been a marked increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity. Currently, 23% of preschoolers (2-5 years) in the United States are overweight or obese, a critical period to target in hopes of reversing this trend. The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a novel obesity intervention program for preschool-aged children. Emerging consensus indicates that excessive, intrusive, overt control in feeding or a chaotic non-structured feeding environment are risk factors for childhood obesity. The 2007 Expert Committee Recommendations on the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Childhood Obesity specifically identified maternal feeding practices as important, categorically stating there is consistent evidence to support "avoiding overly restrictive feeding behaviors." The guidelines emerged from a growing body of literature indicating that overly controlling caregiver feeding behaviors, in particular, significantly increase children's obesity risk.
Despite the evidence for the importance of feeding dynamics, no childhood obesity interventions focused on this area have been rigorously tested. The Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) is a 12-week educational intervention. The intervention will be delivered in a closed group setting and will consist of 6 intervention sessions lasting 90 minutes each. We will recruit 84 mothers with 3- to 5-year-old obese children, randomly assigned to either the FDI or a comparison to a waiting list control group (WLG). At the end of the 6 month study we will assess knowledge and behavioral changes between the groups on (i) maternal self-reported feeding practices; (ii) improving energy compensation (COMPX), decreasing Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH) and increasing mother-reported satiety responsiveness in their child. Finally, we will investigate an exploratory hypothesis that children in the FDI group, compared to children in the wait-list control group, will demonstrate a lower increase in body mass index (BMI) z-score over 6 months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| No intervention- control group | No intervention | –Visits to physicians, WIC offices, nutrition program etc will be tracked. The subjects will undergo the energy regulation tests at baseline and 3 months. They will complete surveys and have their weight taken. The control group subjects will have the opportunity to receive the intervention at the end of the study |
| lifestyle counseling, parental feeding | Experimental | Behavioral: lifestyle counseling, parental feedingIntervention group subjects will undergo a Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI). The intervention will be delivered in a closed group setting and will consist of 6 intervention sessions lasting 90 minutes each. Visits to physicians, WIC offices, nutrition program etc will be tracked. The subjects will undergo the energy regulation tests at baseline and 3 months. They will complete surveys and have their weight taken. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 3 to 5 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- The child is between ages 3-5 years (36 to 71 months). [Note if a family has more than one qualifying child we will choose the child with the lower CEBQ SR score and if they are equal we will randomly select the target child for the study dyad.]
- Child's body mass index > 85th percentile for age and sex
- This will be calculated based on age, weight and height using the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition BMI calculator [if mother is unsure of the weight and height ask whether she has been told her child is overweight or obese by the PCP]
- Child has significantly abnormal parent-reported impairment of energy regulation (Rating of 2.8 or lower on the CEB-Q).
- The mother is fluent in English (measures are limited to English at this time)
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Child has a medical condition or takes a medication that affects appetite, eating, or growth;
- Child has food allergies or dietary restrictions that interfere with feeding or the study tests (i.e., milk, gluten and eggs?)
- Child has any developmental or behavioral diagnosis that might affect his/her ability to respond to a behaviorally-based intervention, e.g., cognitive impairment, language delay, or autism.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| lifestyle counseling, parental feedingIntervention group subjects will undergo a Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI). The intervention will be delivered in a closed group setting and will consist of 6 intervention sessions lasting 90 minutes each. Visits to physicians, WIC offices, nutrition program etc will be tracked. The subjects will undergo the energy regulation tests at baseline and 3 months. They will complete surveys and have their weight taken. | Behavioural | lifestyle counseling, parental feeding |
Primary outcome
Increased Energy Regulation
Time frame: Change from baseline in energy compensation at 3 months and Change from baseline in energy compensation at 6 months
Children in the FDI group, compared to children in the wait-list control group will show improved energy compensation regulation (COMPX), decreased Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH), and increasing Satiety Responsiveness (CEBQ-SR).
1 secondary outcome
Reduce BMI
Time frame: Change from baseline in BMI-z score at 3 months and Change from baseline in BMI-z score at 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Jan 2019.
- Background: PubMed 25616192Eneli IU, Tylka TL, Hummel J, Watowicz RP, Perez SA, Kaciroti N, Lumeng JC. Rationale and design of the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) study for self-regulation of energy intake in preschoolers. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 Mar;41:325-34. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 20.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS principal investigator
Nationwide Children's Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing lifestyle counseling, parental feeding in people with Children and Exogenous Obesity, run by Nationwide Children's Hospital at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Jan 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Increased Energy Regulation (time frame: Change from baseline in energy compensation at 3 months and Change from baseline in energy compensation at 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01515254, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Jan 2019.