RECRUITING

A Positive Food Parenting Intervention to Promote Healthy Growth in Children at Risk for Obesity

Study Overview

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Description

This study is the pilot of a 12 - week positive food parenting intervention focused on structure-based and autonomy promoting practices. The intervention aims to give parents the tools to promote healthy child growth and improve diet quality. The investigators are piloting to assess feasibility and efficacy of the intervention through examining participant retention, impact on parent feeding practices, and impact on parent and child diet quality.

Official Title

A Positive Food Parenting Intervention to Promote Healthy Growth in Children at Risk for Obesity

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-05-19
Study Completion:2026-02-26
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06981429

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:5 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Age \> 18 years old.
  2. * Have a child between the ages of 5 - 11 who is at risk for obesity (child BMI percentile \> 85th) or parent it concerned about their child developing overweight or obesity
  3. * Low use of positive food parenting (Defined as: low reports of individual nutrition education/ knowledge OR reports low levels of structure, involvement, or encouragement in their food parenting practices)
  4. * Must be responsible for feeding their eligible child at least 50% of the time.
  5. * Fluent in English.
  6. * Have access to internet and a Zoom compatible device.
  1. * Age is \< 18 years old. Their child is determined ineligible (based on BMI percentile and age).
  2. * Does not report low use of positive food parenting (as defined above).
  3. * Is responsible for feeding their eligible child \< 50% of the time.
  4. * Not fluent in English.
  5. * Does not have access to internet and a Zoom compatible device.
  6. * On medication that could influence their eating or feeding behaviors.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Katherine N Balantekin, PhD, RD
CONTACT
(716) 829-5578
knbalant@buffalo.edu
Hannah E Kolpack, BS
CONTACT
(716) 829 - 5820
hkolpack@buffalo.edu

Principal Investigator

Katherine N Balantekin, PhD, RD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo

Study Locations (Sites)

State University of New York at Buffalo, South Campus
Buffalo, New York, 14214
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo

  • Katherine N Balantekin, PhD, RD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-05-19
Study Completion Date2026-02-26

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-05-19
Study Completion Date2026-02-26

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • children
  • parenting
  • parent feeding practices
  • food parenting
  • obesity risk
  • positive food parenting
  • autonomy promotion
  • structure - based food parenting

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Nutrition Disorder