Clinical trial NCT04127812: Evaluating a Mindful Eating Curriculum, "Savor the Flavor"
Official title: Evaluating a Mindful Eating Curriculum, "Savor the Flavor" to Promote Healthy Eating Among Head Start Preschool Children
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Eating Behavior
Keywords: mindfullness
eating
snacking
obesity
children
Lead sponsor: Penn State University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-10-16
Enrollment: 49
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 2
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Selected classrooms will receive the Savor the Flavor intervention. Data will be collected prior to and after the intervention. Children, their parent/guardian, and classroom teachers will participate in the research.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The overall goal of this study is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of the "Savor the Flavor" intervention.

Detailed description: The overall goal of this study is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of the "Savor the Flavor" intervention. The goal of this curriculum is to teach children how to savor foods and slow down while eating by focusing on the sensory experience of eating. The intervention will also teach children attention control techniques so that they are better able to delay consumption of high energy, low nutrition foods, when appropriate.The study will also evaluate a modified version of the Eating in the Absence of Hunger task for use in a preschool classroom setting.

Eligibility criteria: Child Inclusion Criteria:

* Child must be enrolled in a Head Start preschool center
* Child must be between the ages of 2 and 6 years old

Child Exclusion Criteria:

* Food allergy or restriction to foods included in protocol

Parent Inclusion Criteria:

* Parent or other primary caregiver of a child enrolled in the study
* 18 years of age or older
* English speaking

Parent Exclusion Criteria:

- None

Teacher Inclusion Criteria:

* Actively employed as an early childhood education provider in the Head Start classroom where intervention is delivered
* 18 years of age or older

Teacher Exclusion Criteria:

- None

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in eating in the absence of hunger from pre to post intervention
timeFrame: Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Recall of Savor the Flavor steps
timeFrame: At conclusion of 5 week intervention
measure: Acceptability of intervention
timeFrame: At conclusion of 5 week intervention
Other outcomes:
measure: Child body mass index
timeFrame: Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
measure: Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire
timeFrame: Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
measure: Structure and Control in Parent Feeding
timeFrame: Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
measure: USDA Food Security questionnaire
timeFrame: Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
measure: External Food Responsiveness scale
timeFrame: Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
measure: Eating in the Absence of Hunger scale
timeFrame: Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention
Locations:
city: University Park
country: United States
facility: Pennsylvania State University
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: Penn State University
name: Jennifer S Savage, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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