Effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for Decreasing Food Selectivity and Increasing Mealtime Quality

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This single subject study tested the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime qualify for children with developmental disabilities.

Detailed Description
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This study used a single subject design to test the effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for decreasing food selectivity and increasing mealtime quality for children with developmental disabilities. Baseline data was collected during the time that participants spent on the wait list for treatment. Treatment data was collected each week during treatment session. This protocol produced a significant change in both the number of foods the children in the study ate as well as the parents perception of mealtime quality.

Official Title
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Effectiveness of the Just Right Challenge Food Club for Decreasing Food Selectivity and Increasing Mealtime Quality

Conditions
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Food Selectivity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Just Right Challenge Food Club


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Children who accepted less than 15 foods as part of their regular diet Children who refused whole food groups Exclusion Criteria: Children with life threatening food selectivity per parent report and physician referral information

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 2 Years
Maximum Age: 15 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: This was a single-subject (time series design).
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Just Right Challenge Food Club Protocol<br>There was only one arm in this study. All participants received the Just Right Challenge Food Club Protocol and single subject (time series) data was collected. | Behavioral: Just Right Challenge Food Club<br>* Systematic desensitization, positive reinforcement and escape extinction at a level of just right challenge.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in Food Inventory questionnaire | Parents marked the foods that their child ate over the past week every week for up to 45 weeks | Every week for up to 45 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in About Your Child's Eating questionnaire | A measure of parent perception of mealtime qualify | Up to 45 weeks between pre and post test measures. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder