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Clinical Trial of "Exploradores de Sabores" to Improve Food Selectivity in ASD Kids

RecruitingNAAges 4 Years - 11 YearsAllUniversidad Autonoma de Baja California
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this randomized, single-blind clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Exploradores de Sabores parent-mediated nutrition intervention in reducing food selectivity and improving dietary variety, mealtime behaviors, nutritional status, and gastrointestinal symptoms among children aged 4 to 11 years with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The intervention consists of a standardized 15-week parent training program that combines nutrition education, behavioral feeding strategies, sensory-based approaches, and structured food exposure activities implemented by caregivers at home. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the Exploradores de Sabores intervention improve food selectivity and dietary variety in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder compared with Education as Usual (EAU)? * Does the intervention improve mealtime behaviors, nutritional status, and g

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) requiring support levels 1, 2, or 3, without cognitive impairment. * Primary caregivers with sufficient availability to participate in and implement the intervention. * Children with or without mild functional gastrointestinal symptoms. * Children experiencing difficulties with the introduction or acceptance of new foods. * Children with clinically significant food selectivity, as determined by AUT-EAT * Children with malnutrition. Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of medications known to substantially affect appetite or feeding behavior (e.g., cyproheptadine, clonidine, or other appetite-modifying medications). * Syndromic Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). * Clinically significant gastrointestinal disorders requiring active medical treatment. * Medical conditions that significantly affect nutritional status, growth, or feeding behavior (e.g., phenylketonuria, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, endocrine disorders, or eating disorders). * Cases in which the parent or legal guardian attending the training sessions is not the individual responsible for implementing the intervention activities with the child at home.
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What it tests

  • Exploradores de Sabores Parent-Mediated Nutrition Intervention
  • Education as Usual (EAU)
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Where

1 site
Facultad de Medicina y Psicología, UABC
Tijuana, Mexico
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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