Recruiting

Exposure Treatment

Sponsor:

University at Albany

Code:

NCT04913194

Conditions

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 5 - 12

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

ARFID-PTP

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study aims to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of a two-session, virtual parent-training exposure protocol for children ages 5-12 who experience picky eating consistent with an Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) diagnosis.

Conditions

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Study ID

NCT04913194

Start date

Feb 15, 2021

Status verified date

Jun, 2022

Completion date

Jun 15, 2023

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2022

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 5 - 12

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children ages 5-12
  • Child meets criteria for ARFID using the Pica, ARFID, Rumination Disorder Interview
  • Established care with a primary care provider
  • Not engaging in other medication or psychotherapy for ARFID during this treatment trial
  • Fluently speak and read English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Child or parent experiencing suicidal thoughts
  • Child or parent experiencing psychotic symptoms
  • Child has a cognitive functioning disability

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Immediate Treatment

Participants in this arm will receive the intervention within 2 weeks of completing the intake session.

other: Waitlist Control

Participants in this arm will not receive any intervention for two weeks. Participants will complete the treatment after 4-6 weeks of being on the waitlist after their intake session.

Interventions

ARFID-PTP

ARFID-PTP is a two-session virtual protocol using psychoeducation, parent training skills, and exposure to decrease picky eating symptoms consistent with an ARFID diagnosis.

Primary outcome measure

  • Recruitment Feasibility [ Time Frame: Enrollment ]
  • Retention Feasibility [ Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 9 months ]
  • Acceptability of exposure protocol [ Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 9 months ]
  • Credibility of treatment [ Time Frame: After week 2 of treatment ]
  • Acceptability of treatment [ Time Frame: After week 2 of treatment ]
  • Acceptability of treatment at 1-month follow-up [ Time Frame: 1 month ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Courtney E Breiner, MA

518-376-2543cbreiner@albany.edu

Locations

University at Albany, State University of New York

Recruiting

Albany, New York, United States, 12222

Contacts

Adrienne Bonilla, Esq

518-437-3850abonilla@albany.edu

Principal Investigator:

Courtney E Breiner, MA

More Information

Sponsor

University at Albany

Last update posted

Jun 16, 2022

Last verified

Jun, 2022

Keywords

  • Parent training
  • Exposure
  • ARFID
  • Picky eating
  • Brief intervention
  • Virtual intervention

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University at Albany on 2022-06-16.