Current Research Projects
PLAN with families
Family-based treatment (FBT) for childhood obesity is a behavioral weight-control intervention that targets children who are overweight/obese and their parents and has the capacity to improve the weight status of non-targeted family members such as siblings. FBT has significant positive effects on body weight in children for up to 10 years of follow-up, and a robust relationship is observed between child and parent weight outcomes. In behavioral weight loss programs, some individuals learn diet, physical activity, and behavior change information quickly, while others learn more slowly. Individuals also differ in their ability to implement treatment recommendations due to individual differences, such as problems with delaying gratification. FBT accommodates these individual differences by using a personalized system of instruction, or a mastery model, in which the content and dose of treatment is calibrated to the needs of the family, ensuring that treatment effort and intensity is consistent with need. This multi-site, clinical trial aims to evaluate over a 2-year period the effectiveness of FBT delivered by a trained interventionist co- located within primary care plus enhanced usual care delivered by the primary care provider (FBT+EUC) compared to enhanced usual care alone (EUC).
Eligibility
Overweight 6-12 year old children and their parents.
Requirements
Parents and children attend weekly, bi-weekly and monthly sessions.
Contact Information
Name: Colleen
Phone:
Email: [email protected]
Pregnancy and Smoking Cessation Study
The purpose of this study is to help pregnant women to stop smoking cigarettes by behavioral intervention including education, monitoring, financial incentives, and family support.
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Decision Making in Adults with Prediabetes (Mindd Study)
The purpose of the research is to examine decision making in adults with prediabetes.
Eligibility
We will recruit adults at risk for Type 2 diabetes ages 18-60 years.
Requirements
Participants will complete 3 sessions, lasting approximately 90-120 minutes. Participants will complete some questionnaires, play some computer games, wear an activity monitor for a week, and complete an fMRI scan.
Reimbursement
Participants will be reimbursed for their participation in the study.
More Information
Study Website: http://buffalobehavioralmedicine.org/mindd-study/
The Board Game Study
Dr. Anzman-Frasca and colleagues are engaged in the development and testing of a board game designed to promote positive behaviors among 4-to-5-year-old children.
Four-to-five-year-old children visit our laboratory for four sessions (two 90 minute sessions and two 30 minute sessions). They play a board game with 1-2 members of our team and up to 1 other child and play a Waiting Game with a small amount of marshmallows or chocolate. Families can receive up to $90 in gift cards for participating. Please call or email using the contact information below for further information about eligibility and enrollment.
Contact Information
Name: Anita Singh
Phone:
Email: [email protected]
Visit the HABLAB team and our work at http://ubhablab.weebly.com or on Twitter @ubhablab.
The Restaurant Study
The overall goal of this study is to examine children’s meal selection in a restaurant in Western New York. As part of this study, we are currently recruiting children to participate in focus group discussions. These are open to 4-to-8-year old children, who will visit our laboratory one time and provide their opinions on activities, meal names, and meal images under consideration for inclusion on restaurant placemats. Families receive $25 in gift cards for participating. Please call or email using the contact information below for further information about eligibility and enrollment.
Contact Information
Name: Anita Singh
Phone:
Email: [email protected]
Visit the HABLAB team and our work at http://ubhablab.weebly.com or on Twitter @ubhablab.
