RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06108128

Food for Thought: Executive Functioning Around Eating Among Children

Characterizing Top-down Dimensions of Appetite Self-regulation Among Preschoolers

Sponsor

Temple University

Enrollment

125 participants

Start Date

Oct 5, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Self-regulation Child Obesity Eating Behavior Appetitive Behavior

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 4 YearsMax Age: 6 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This clinical trial is studying Executive functioning observational tasks for people with appetitive behavior, child obesity, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 4 Years to 6 Years.

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Interventions

OTHERExecutive functioning observational tasks

Interventions take place solely at the measurement level, where children will be seen in observational tasks of general executive functioning and executive functioning around eating in which various food and non-food stimuli are presented and children's responses to task instructions are recorded.