Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

State University of New York at Buffalo

Code:

NCT07229508

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 11

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief 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.

Conditions

Pediatric Obesity

Study ID

NCT07229508

Start date

Nov 6, 2025

Status verified date

Nov, 2025

Completion date

Oct 1, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 1, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 11

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

250 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Aged 8.5-9

Children that are enrolled when they are 8.5- 9 years, 11 months of age

Aged 10.5-11

Children that are enrolled when they are 10.5-11 years, 11 months age

Primary outcome measure

  • zBMI [ Time Frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months ]
  • body fat [ Time Frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months ]
  • percent change over the overweight BMI [ Time Frame: 0, 12, 24 and 36 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mary J Hite, BA

7168292261maryjohi@buffalo.edu

Katelyn Carr, PhD

7168296814kcarr@buffalo.edu

Locations

State University of New York at Buffalo

Recruiting

Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214

Contacts

Mary J Hite, BA

7168292261maryjohi@buffalo.edu

Katelyn Carr, PhD

7168296814kcarr@buffalo.edu

Principal Investigator:

Leonard H Epstein, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

State University of New York at Buffalo

Last update posted

Nov 17, 2025

Last verified

Nov, 2025

Keywords

  • Reinforcer Pathology Theory
  • Reinforcing Value
  • Delay Discounting

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by State University of New York at Buffalo on 2025-11-17.