Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Promoting Child Inhibitory Control Skills Around Food
Brief Summary: Today's environment provides many hedonic stimuli that promote consumption of unhealthy energy-dense snack foods. It is widely recognized that a systems approach is required to deal with this complex problem. However, individuals, particularly children, also need to develop the personal capacity to deal with tempting stimuli and inhibit responses to these energy-dense foods. Therefore in this proposal, we will focus on enhancing higher level executive functions, particularly inhibitory control, which is needed to counterbalance impulsive behavior and is crucial for growth and development. We have chosen to focus on developing inhibitory control in preschool-age children because executive functioning/inhibitory control and eating habits are developing at this time. Among preschool-age children, inhibitory control is fostered through social play-based curriculums and has been found to be related to greater school readiness and academic skills. Therefore, the goal of this proposal is to adapt a play-based curriculum, the Tools of the Mind program, to promote greater inhibitory control skills in preschool children and decrease consumption of energy-dense snack foods. In Phase I, we will develop and pilot a Child Inhibitory Control Play-based Program (CHIC Play) among children age 4- to 6-years old. We will adapt the learning tools used in the Tools of the Mind curriculum and employ naturalistic play scenarios, drawings (visual support), and games to teach children to inhibit their responses to energy-dense snack foods. Once developed, we will test the efficacy of CHIC Play in the preschool setting. Parent groups will also be conducted to support the adoption of these skills at home. The primary outcome of interest is caloric intake and age- and gender-adjusted percent of daily caloric intake as measured by the Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH) free access procedure and a snack time procedure. Inhibitory control skills will also be measured using executive functioning tasks. Feasibility and acceptability of this program will be determined from parent, child, and teacher surveys. The purpose of this study is to develop a new innovative method of decreasing energy-dense snack food consumption by promoting the development of inhibitory control or impulse control. If successful, this program has the potential to play a role in the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* 1) child age between 4 and 6 years
* 2) child BMI ≥5th %ile (Children below this BMI percentile may have an underlying biological mechanism that influences eating behaviors.)
* 3) active parental consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* 1) child with major psychological diagnosis, developmental delay, or other medical disorder that affects weight, eating behaviors, and cognition
* 2) food allergies to the foods used in the study
* 3) plans to leave the preschool within the timeframe of the study
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* In each of the three geographical areas (NC, CA, CT), two pairs of community-based child care centers in urban areas with English-speaking directors, kitchens, and with 50-60 children between the ages of 2 and 5 years, 35% of whom are eligible for subsidy.

Exclusion Criteria:

* If the randomly selected child care center has an open case of child abuse or neglect.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* FCCH must have at least 2 children between the ages of 1.5 and 4 years currently enrolled. \* At least 2 children/families must agree to take part for the FCCH to remain eligible. (Note: Children ages 0-17 months may take part in height and weight measurements only)
* FCCH must have been in business for at least 2 years.
* FCCH must have a working telephone number.
* Provider must be able to read and speak English.

Exclusion Criteria:

* FCCHs cannot serve exclusively special needs children.
* FCCHs cannot close down during the summer months.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* All children in the participating early childhood education and care (ECEC) groups

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Answer: A