Infant Environment Study
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 2/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | November 2016 |
| End Date: | July 2021 |
| Contact: | Katherine S Gerard, MS |
| Email: | ksgerard@buffalo.edu |
| Phone: | (716) 829-2261 |
Enhancing Alternatives to Eating in Infancy
This study evaluates the effect of a music enhancement program to strengthen the motivation
to engage in music related behaviors rather than eating in infants who are high in motivation
to eat. Half the participants will participate in a Music Together Program, while the other
half will participate in a Play Date control. For both groups, participants will attend 34
weekly sessions for one year, and 12 monthly sessions the next year, in 4 cohorts.
to engage in music related behaviors rather than eating in infants who are high in motivation
to eat. Half the participants will participate in a Music Together Program, while the other
half will participate in a Play Date control. For both groups, participants will attend 34
weekly sessions for one year, and 12 monthly sessions the next year, in 4 cohorts.
Obesity is a disorder of positive energy balance in which energy intake exceeds energy
expenditure. The motivation to eat is a basic human need, which is present at birth. One
factor that may lead to increased energy intake is the imbalance between the motivation to
eat and the motivation to engage in other behaviors. The motivation to eat versus engaging in
other behaviors can be operationalized as the relative reinforcing value of eating versus
alternative behaviors.
A strong motivation to eat instead of engaging in alternative behaviors has been related to
increased energy intake in adults. The motivation to eat is cross-sectionally and
prospectively related to obesity in children, adolescents, and adults, and cross-sectionally
related to weight status in infants. Shifting the balance from high motivation to eat to
increased motivation to engage in alternative behaviors can reduce energy intake, and may be
protective against weight gain.
A structured program to enhance music engagement in infants who are strongly motivated to eat
can shift their choice from food to music. This study will expand on this preliminary
research and examine long-term effects of this intervention in infants who are highly
motivated to eat.
expenditure. The motivation to eat is a basic human need, which is present at birth. One
factor that may lead to increased energy intake is the imbalance between the motivation to
eat and the motivation to engage in other behaviors. The motivation to eat versus engaging in
other behaviors can be operationalized as the relative reinforcing value of eating versus
alternative behaviors.
A strong motivation to eat instead of engaging in alternative behaviors has been related to
increased energy intake in adults. The motivation to eat is cross-sectionally and
prospectively related to obesity in children, adolescents, and adults, and cross-sectionally
related to weight status in infants. Shifting the balance from high motivation to eat to
increased motivation to engage in alternative behaviors can reduce energy intake, and may be
protective against weight gain.
A structured program to enhance music engagement in infants who are strongly motivated to eat
can shift their choice from food to music. This study will expand on this preliminary
research and examine long-term effects of this intervention in infants who are highly
motivated to eat.
Inclusion Criteria:
- High food reinforcement
Exclusion Criteria:
- born preterm (<37 weeks gestation)
- a low birth weight (< 2500 grams)
- known developmental delay(s)
- subject's mother was < 18 years old at the time of pregnancy
- not yet eating finger foods
We found this trial at
1
site
Buffalo, New York 14215
Principal Investigator: Leonard H Epstein, Ph.D.
Phone: 716-829-3400
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