Healthy Starts: Repeated Exposure Pilot

Description

Decades of research have established that providing repeated exposure to new foods is the most robust strategy for promoting children's acceptance of new foods (1). However, there is little guidance on how best to translate this recommendation into everyday family life about how often to introduce children to new foods. We propose to conduct a proof-of-concept randomized trial that will evaluate three different schedules of repeated exposure to a novel vegetable, which will help to identify the optimal "pacing" of repeated exposure to promote children's acceptance (i.e., intake) of new vegetables. Here we define "pacing" as how often (every day, every few days, etc.) and across what interval of time (days, weeks, months) repeated exposure is effective for infants to learn to accept a novel food.

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

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Study overview

Decades of research have established that providing repeated exposure to new foods is the most robust strategy for promoting children's acceptance of new foods (1). However, there is little guidance on how best to translate this recommendation into everyday family life about how often to introduce children to new foods. We propose to conduct a proof-of-concept randomized trial that will evaluate three different schedules of repeated exposure to a novel vegetable, which will help to identify the optimal "pacing" of repeated exposure to promote children's acceptance (i.e., intake) of new vegetables. Here we define "pacing" as how often (every day, every few days, etc.) and across what interval of time (days, weeks, months) repeated exposure is effective for infants to learn to accept a novel food.

Healthy Starts: Pacing of Children's Introduction to New Plant-Based Foods

Healthy Starts: Repeated Exposure Pilot

Condition
Feeding Behavior
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Aurora

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adult caregivers ≥ 18 years of age
  • * Infants 9-12 months of age
  • * Infants born ≥ 37 weeks gestational age
  • * Infants have not been diagnosed with developmental delays, congenital or other medical conditions that may interfere with feeding (e.g., dysphagia).
  • * Caregivers younger than 18 years of age
  • * Caregivers do not speak English or Spanish
  • * Caregivers do not live in the Denver Metro area
  • * Infants who were born \< 37 weeks gestational age
  • * Infants have been diagnosed with a developmental delay or congenital or medical condition that may interfere with feeding.

Ages Eligible for Study

9 Months to 12 Months

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Colorado, Denver,

Katherine J Barrett, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

Susan L Johnson, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

Study Record Dates

2024-06