Weighted Blanket to Treat Anxiety Related to Trying New Foods the Pediatric Population

Description

This small experimental pilot study addresses the knowledge gap related to the use of weighted blankets for children with anxiety related to food and eating.

Conditions

Food Neophobia, Picky Eating, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Anxiety State

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Study overview

This small experimental pilot study addresses the knowledge gap related to the use of weighted blankets for children with anxiety related to food and eating.

Protocol for Using a Weighted Blanket to Treat Anxiety Related to Trying New Foods in the Pediatric Population

Weighted Blanket to Treat Anxiety Related to Trying New Foods the Pediatric Population

Condition
Food Neophobia
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Austin

Capital Area Speech & Occupational Therapy, Austin, Texas, United States, 78759

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Subject and guardian has provided informed consent in a manner approved by the IRB and is willing and able to comply with the trial procedures.
  • 2. Subject has identified feeding challenges
  • 3. Subject has anxiety related to food as reported by caregiver
  • 4. Subject is between the ages of 8-12
  • 5. Subject has good reading abilities
  • 6. Subject weighs 30 pounds or more
  • 1. Any medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would place the subject at increased risk for participation due to the inability to remove the blanket safely. Examples of diagnoses that would exclude a participant include spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and muscular dystrophy.
  • 2. Concurrent participation on another research study
  • 3. Participants outside of the ages 8-12
  • 4. Participants refuse to use the weighted blanket
  • 5. If the use of a weighted blanket is contraindicated for any reason
  • 6. Participants lacking the reading ability to complete a questionnaire
  • 7. Participants who weigh under 30 pounds per parent report and cannot use a commercially available weighted blanket as the minimum weight of a weighted blanket is 3 pounds will be excluded but this exclusion is unlikely due to the inclusion age range

Ages Eligible for Study

8 Years to 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston,

Study Record Dates

2026-04