NCT07229508RecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
Developmental Trajectories of Reinforcer Pathology and Childhood Obesity
State University of New York at Buffalo
Start Date
11/6/2025
Completion Date
10/1/2030
Summary
The goal of this observational study is to understand how children's food preferences, physical activity, and decision-making change over time and how these behaviors relate to body weight and overall health.
Detailed Description
A cohort sequential design will be used to track 2 cohorts of children aged 8.5-9 years 11 months, and 10.5-11 years 11 months over a 3 year period to understand how the development of food and activity reinforcement and delay discounting could lead to the development of childhood obesity in children aged 9-14.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 8 years to 11 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male and female children
* Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) or Hispanic families
* Children from low SES families (as defined by household education, eligibility for government assistance)
* Children in overweight/obese category (defined by range in each cohort)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Medical causes for obesity
* Stature below the 5th percentile
* Physical activity restrictions
* Psychopathology
* Medication use that affects activity or appetite
* Children that spend less than 65% of their time in participating parent's household
* BMI percentile criteria
* Liking of study foods and activities
* Dietary restrictions and food allergies
Conditions
Pediatric Obesity
Locations
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York 14214
United States