NCT01087346

Mothers' Thoughts About Kids and Eating

Completed NA Last updated 24 November 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Reading Information in Overweight in 1,148 participants. Completed in 12 July 2019.

Timeline

19 November 2010

Primary endpoint
12 July 2019

12 July 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	single
Primary purpose	basic science
Enrollment	1,148
Start date	19 November 2010
Primary completion	12 July 2019
Estimated completion	12 July 2019
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Reading Information

Conditions studied

• Overweight — all drugs for Overweight →

Sponsor

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Who can join

Adults 18 to 100, any sex, with Overweight. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Summary:

* A few studies have explored the effects of providing parents with health information about their children. However, more information is needed about the relationship between awareness of health information and changes in behavior. This study will investigate the impact of health information on choices that parents make about food for their children.
* Mothers and fathers with a biological child between the ages of 3-7 years old may be eligible for this study. Participants are recruited from the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
* In this study, before visiting the research center, participants will answer online questionnaires about their children's health and eating habits and their own health and eating habits.
* At the research center, participants will use a virtual reality model of a buffet to make food choices for their children. Participants will be introduced to the computer-based virtual buffet scenario as a training session to prepare for using the buffet during the experimental context. While in the virtual environment, participants wear a virtual reality helmet that allows them to see the virtual buffet scenario.
* After the training session, participants will watch an interactive computer presentation about a health topic.
* Participants will then visit the virtual buffet scenario again for the formal session, and will choose a virtual lunch meal for their child as before.
* At the end of their visit, participants will complete post-test questionnaires about their experiences during the experiment and other research-related information.
* Participants will be asked to complete a follow-up questionnaire online a week after their visit
* The total time for the study visit is approximately 90 minutes. The participants children will not be asked to take part in the study.

Eligibility:

\- Men and Women at least 18 years of age who have a biological child between the ages of 3 and 7 who has no major diet-related health conditions, developmental delays, or disabilities. You may not take part in the study if you have a history of seizures and/or are pregnant.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Drivers of overweight mothers' food choice behaviors depend on child gender.
   Bouhlal S, McBride CM, Ward DS, Persky S. · · 2015 · cited 16× · PMID 25300916 · DOI 10.1016/j.appet.2014.09.024
2. Cognitive and affective factors linking mothers' perceived weight history to child feeding.
   Bouhlal S, Abrams LR, McBride CM, Persky S. · · 2018 · cited 3× · PMID 29410480 · DOI 10.1038/s41430-017-0071-0