Status:
COMPLETED
Toddler Tastes Study
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York at Buffalo
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Conditions:
Dietary Behavior
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of two food preference learning approaches for toddlers that could serve as alternatives to mere repeated exposure to new or pr...
Detailed Description
Repeated exposure is a food preference learning strategy with a large evidence base, but there is a deficit in the literature regarding its effectiveness for children higher in food fussiness. The goa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Note: Age limits above reflect parents and children combined. Maximum age for children is 36 months as indicated below, and minimum age for parents/guardians is 18 years.
- Child is 18-36 months old
- Parent/guardian is 18 years of age or older
- Parent/guardian participating is the primary caregiver of the child
- Child is not diagnosed with a physical or mental health condition (e.g., allergies to study foods, ARFID or autism diagnosis) that would impact safe or feasible participation
- Participants are English speakers
- Child is high on food fussiness, defined as a 2.5 or above on the food fussiness scale of the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire for toddlers
Exclusion
- The child is outside the age range of 18-36 months at enrollment, as verified by birth date
- Child is diagnosed with a physical or mental health condition that precludes safe or feasible participation
- The parent/guardian is less than 18 years old
- The parent/guardian participating is not the primary caregiver of the child
- Participants are not English speakers
- Child is low on food fussiness, defined as below a 2.5 on the food fussiness scale of the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire for toddlers
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 19 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 29 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
41 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06877468
Start Date
March 19 2025
End Date
July 29 2025
Last Update
January 5 2026
Active Locations (1)
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Child Health and Behavior Lab at the University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214