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
Active Locations (1)
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University at Buffalo, Division of Behavioral Medicine
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214