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Project LEaH: Learning to Eat at Home

NCT ID: NCT03992118

Last Updated: 2020-11-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-07

Study Completion Date

2020-07-23

Brief Summary

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The investigators are trying to determine if delivery a feeding intervention program using videoconferencing technology is feasible.

Detailed Description

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The investigators hope to recruit 10 participants who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and food selectivity. A Multidisciplinary feeding assessment will be conducted and factors which contribute to the participant's feeding challenges will be identified. Treatment goals will be identified using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Intervention geared to address the goals identified by parents will be delivered by the clinician(s) via videoconferencing. Participants will participate in up to 12 weekly 1hr visits over the study period.

Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Feeding Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Participants will be recruited to participate in a multidisciplinary feeding assessment, after which an intervention plan will be developed to address the participants feeding challenges.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Feeding Challenges

Parents will be coached to implement strategies to address factors contributing to feeding challenges based on a multidisciplinary assessment using the medico-oral-behaviour-sensory-environment (MOBSE) approach.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parent coaching

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Parents will be coached to implement behavioural strategies to address factors which are contributing to difficult mealtime behaviours and feeding challenges.

Interventions

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Parent coaching

Parents will be coached to implement behavioural strategies to address factors which are contributing to difficult mealtime behaviours and feeding challenges.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age: 2-5 years of age
* Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
* History of mild to moderate food selectivity
* Access to internet service
* Access to a Windows based laptop with a web camera
* One Parent is available to participate in a 1 hour intervention program within the home environment once per week over a 12 week period.
* English speaking participants
* Parent consents to use of Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) technology within in the home.
* Parent is able to use a laptop
* Access to a telephone in order to trouble shoot problems that may arise in setting up OTN technology.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age: \> 6 year of age (rationale being most children will be enrolled in school during the week thus not available for intervention services).

* History of severe food selectivity
* No access to internet service and/or laptop
* History of dysphagia or other swallowing difficulties
* Oro-motor abnormalities such as cleft lip and palate, macroglossia
* Presently has a G-tube insitu
* Participants on medications that may significantly alter appetite such as stimulants and antipsychotic medications.
* Currently enrolled in a feeding intervention program.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sharon Smile

Developmental Paediatrician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sharon C Smile, MBBS,DM,MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Locations

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Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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18-786

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id