Following how children's eating and activity habits change over time
Studies how eating, activity and decisions change in children with obesity.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Where
- Buffalo, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Developmental Trajectories of Reinforcer Pathology and Childhood Obesity
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 250 people, planned
- Started
- 6 Nov 2025
- Expected to end
- 1 Oct 2030
- Type of study
- Observational, 2 groups
- Record updated
- 17 November 2025
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for children aged 8 to 11 years who are in the overweight or obese weight range. They come from low-income families that are BIPOC or Hispanic.
- Age
- 8 Years to 11 Years
- Sex
- Boys and girls can join.
- Disease stage
- Children in the overweight or obese category, as defined by a range set for each cohort.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Medical causes for obesity
- Height below the 5th percentile
- Physical activity restrictions
- Psychopathology
- Medicines that affect activity or appetite
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 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)
Who cannot take part
- Medication use that affects activity or appetite
- Dietary restrictions and food allergies
- Medical causes for obesity
- Stature below the 5th percentile
- Physical activity restrictions
- Psychopathology
- Children that spend less than 65% of their time in participating parent's household
- BMI percentile criteria
- Liking of study foods and activities
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 8 and 11 years old?
Where in United States
- State University of New York at BuffaloBuffalo, United StatesContact: Mary J Hite, BATaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
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.
The 2 groups in the trial
- 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
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Trajectories of Reinforcement, Activity, and Consumption in Kids
- Plain-language title
- Following how children's eating and activity habits change over timeGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07229508, who can take part
- Record updated
- 17 November 2025