Developmental Trajectories of Reinforcer Pathology and Childhood Obesity
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pediatric Obesity. Basic parameters: 8 years — 11 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Trajectories of Reinforcement, Activity, and Consumption in Kids
Overview
The goal of this observational study is to understand how children's food preferences, physical activity, and decision-making change over time and how these behaviors relate to body weight and overall health.
Detailed description
A cohort sequential design will be used to track 2 cohorts of children aged 8.5-9 years 11 months, and 10.5-11 years 11 months over a 3 year period to understand how the development of food and activity reinforcement and delay discounting could lead to the development of childhood obesity in children aged 9-14.
Primary outcome measures
- zBMI [Time frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months]
- body fat [Time frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months]
- percent change over the overweight BMI [Time frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Male and female children
- Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) or Hispanic families
- Children from low SES families (as defined by household education, eligibility for government assistance)
- Children in overweight/obese category (defined by range in each cohort)
Exclusion criteria
- Medical causes for obesity
- Stature below the 5th percentile
- Physical activity restrictions
- Psychopathology
- Medication use that affects activity or appetite
- Children that spend less than 65% of their time in participating parent's household
- BMI percentile criteria
- Liking of study foods and activities
- Dietary restrictions and food allergies
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- State University of New York at Buffalo — Buffalo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07229508 · STUDY00008702 · 1R01DK139258-01A1