Evaluating a Mindful Eating Curriculum, "Savor the Flavor"

NCT04127812 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00013064
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 49
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Eating Behavior

Keywords

mindfullness; eating; snacking; obesity; children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in eating in the absence of hunger from pre to post intervention

  Children will be given seven minutes of free access to a variety of palatable snacks and toys during a time when they are not hungry (e.g. after a meal). Intake of snacks is determined by pre and post weighing the foods.

  Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Recall of Savor the Flavor steps

  At conclusion of 5 week intervention

• Acceptability of intervention

  At conclusion of 5 week intervention

Other Outcomes (6)

• Child body mass index

  Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention

• Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire

  Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention

• Structure and Control in Parent Feeding

  Measured once at any time between enrollment and conclusion of 5 week intervention

Study Arms (1)

Savor the Flavor

EXPERIMENTAL

The "Savor the Flavor" curriculum is a series of five interactive lessons designed to teach children how to savor foods and slow down while eating by focusing on the sensory experience of eating. The intervention also teaches attention control techniques so that children are better able to delay consumption of high energy, low nutrition foods, when appropriate, as well as general mindfulness practices (e.g. breathing exercises). Lessons are delivered in the Head Start classroom by a nutrition educator.

Behavioral: Savor the Flavor

Interventions

Savor the Flavor BEHAVIORAL

A series of five interactive classroom lessons focused on mindfulness in eating.

Savor the Flavor

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• Food allergy or restriction to foods included in protocol
• Parent or other primary caregiver of a child enrolled in the study
• years of age or older
• English speaking
• \- None
• Actively employed as an early childhood education provider in the Head Start classroom where intervention is delivered
• years of age or older
• \- None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Penn State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior; Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Jennifer S Savage, PhD

  Penn State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: 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.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 9, 2019
• First Posted: October 16, 2019
• Study Start: October 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2019
• Study Completion: December 31, 2019
• Last Updated: June 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Data will be available after publication of primary outcomes.
• Access Criteria: Access requests will be evaluated and approved at the principal investigator's discretion.

Locations

US (1)