Status:

COMPLETED

Peer Interactions and Food Are Substitutable in Youth

Lead Sponsor:

University at Buffalo

Conditions:

Activity Choices

Caloric Intake

Eligibility:

All Genders

9-11 years

Brief Summary

This study examines the effects of increasing the cost of social interactions and food on overweight and non-overweight youth. Using a computerized operant task youth will earn points exchangeable for...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Boys and girls ages 9-11
  • Children must have a BMI equal to or greater than 15th percentile for their age
  • Children must report at least a moderate liking of the study foods

Exclusion

  • Children should not have any food allergies
  • Children should not have any dietary restraint
  • Children should not a cold or upper respiratory distress
  • Children should not have any psychopathology
  • Children should not have any developmental disabilities
  • Children should not be taking any medications that could influence their sense of smell and taste and activity level

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00875121

Start Date

October 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

May 12 2009

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University at Buffalo, Division of Behavioral Medicine

Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214