Actively Recruiting
Resilience to the Effects of Advertising in Children
Led by Penn State University · Updated on 2024-05-14
200
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
217 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
P
Penn State University
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Kansas Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Strong empirical evidence shows food marketing promotes excess energy intake and obesity. Yet, not all children are susceptible to its effects and this variability is poorly understood. Identifying sources of this variability is a public health priority not only because it may elucidate characteristics of children who are most susceptible, but also because it may highlight novel sources of resiliency to overconsumption. The proposed research will use state-of-the art, data-driven approaches to identify neural, cognitive and behavioral phenotypes associated with resiliency to food-cue (i.e. food advertisement) induced overeating and determine whether these phenotypes protect children from weight gain during the critical pre-adolescent period.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Resilience to the Effects of Advertising in Children
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children must be healthy based on parental report
- Children must have no learning disabilities (e.g., ADHD)
- Children must have no allergies to foods or ingredients used in the study
- Children must not be claustrophobic
- Children must not be taking medications affecting weight, taste, food intake, behavior, or blood flow
- Children must be 7 to 9 years old at enrollment
- Children must speak English
- The parent who knows the child's eating, media use, sleep, and behavior must attend visits
- The biological mother must have a BMI between 18.5 and 25 kg/m2 (low-risk) or at least 30 kg/m2 (high-risk)
You will not qualify if you...
- Children younger than 7 or older than 9 years at baseline
- Children taking cold, allergy, or other medications affecting cognition, taste, appetite, or blood flow
- Children who do not speak English
- Children who are colorblind
- Children who report claustrophobia
- Children with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, language delays, autism, or neurological/psychological conditions
- Children with medical conditions such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Cushing's syndrome, Down's syndrome, severe lactose intolerance, Prader-Willi syndrome, HIV, cancer, renal failure, or cerebral palsy
- Children allergic to foods or ingredients used in the study
- Children with tattoos, permanent makeup, dental work, pacemakers, or metal implants preventing safe MRI
- Children who had an X-ray within one month before visits 1 and 6
- Biological mothers with BMI below 18.5 kg/m2 or between 25 and 30 kg/m2
- Parents unable to attend study visits
- Families planning to move away within the next year
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, 16802
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Kyle M Hallisky, B.S.
CONTACT
T
Terri L Cravener, MS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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