🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-11-13
Developmental Trajectories of Reinforcer Pathology and Childhood Obesity (NCT07229508)
🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
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.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (4 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (10 items).
Location: State University of New York at Buffalo — Buffalo, New York
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- 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
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- State University of New York at Buffalo — Buffalo, New York
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.