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Status unknownNCT05310162Updated Apr 4, 2022

Effect of the Intervention "Food, Fun and Family" on Sleep Bruxism in Children

An interventional study of Food, fun and family and Counseling in Sleep Bruxism, Childhood, sponsored by CES University. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 4 Years to 6 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-04-04.

Sponsored by CES University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2022), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
4 Years to 6 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Excess consumption of refined sugar and increased use of recreational screen time are risk factors for alterations in the quality of life that have been associated with sleep bruxism in children and that compromise the same mechanisms of alteration of the reward system in the brain. Therefore, the question of this research is: What is the effect of the Intervention "Food, Fun and Family (FFF)" on the frequency of sleep bruxism in children? The general objective of the research is to evaluate the effect of the Intervention "Food, Fun and Family (FFF)" on the frequency of sleep bruxism in 84 children who attend the pediatric dentistry postgraduate clinic of the CES University and the private consultation Dr. Claudia Restrepo and Dr. Adriana Santamaría. The frequency of sleep bruxism will be evaluated with the translated and validated Spanish version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), which will be answered by the parents. The consumption of added sugar will be evaluated with the version translated into Spanish of the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children - Food-Frequency Questionnaire (HBSC-FFQ). The time on screens will be recorded through the parents' report, of the time in hours that the child spends using electronic media in a recreational way each weekday for a week and each weekend day for a week.

A decrease in the frequency of sleep bruxism is expected to be found by reducing sugar consumption and screen time in the children evaluated.

The results of this study will be presented at the IADR, ACFO, ACOP and CES University research meetings and will be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal in category Q1.

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Conditions studied

  • Sleep Bruxism, Childhood

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Keywords

  • Children
  • Sleep bruxism
  • Added sugar
  • Screen time
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In context

Sleep Bruxism

62 studies on the registry are indexed under Sleep Bruxism; 11 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 80 is above the median of 39 across 38 interventional studies indexed under Sleep Bruxism.

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Lead sponsor

CES University is the lead sponsor of 29 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
4 Years to 6 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Children who eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at home.
  • Children whose feeding and habits management (upbringing) is in charge of the same group of representative adults.
  • Children who live with their parents.
  • Children attending the consultation for the first time.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Symptoms of respiratory disorders reported by parents in the CSHQ.
  • Food allergies.
  • Special diet restrictions.
  • Developmental disorder influencing diet or weight.
  • Basic endocrinological diseases.
  • Being under endocrinological treatment.
  • Previously diagnosed sleep disorders.
  • Children who miss more than two assigned appointments.
  • Parents of children who withdraw .
  • Children who are diagnosed during the study with respiratory disorders.
  • Children who are diagnosed during the study with food allergies.
  • Children who for personal reasons cannot continue in the study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Food, fun and family

    This intervention aims to change eating and screen time habits in children to decrease the amount of added sugar consumed and the time spent using recreational screens, this with guides and precise instructions given to the parents to have a healthier lifestyle.

    Behavioral: Food, fun and family

  • Active comparator
    Counseling

    The parents will receive simple verbal instructions to reduce the consumption of added sugar and recreational screen time, giving advice on which foods to avoid and the amount of time permitted for the use of screens.

    Behavioral: Counseling

Interventions

  • BehavioralFood, fun and family

    The intervention consists of a series of change of habits in the way children eat, the reduction of the recreational time of screens and healthy habits of physical activity. This intervention, which is called "Food, Fun \& Family (FFF)", is aimed at parents and has been shown to be effective in reducing the consumption of "empty calories" by children. It teaches parents skills to reduce their daily energy intake of added sugars and saturated fats, it also seeks to reduce screen time. The intervention contains information and recommendations, through guides, in which precise instructions are given about how to maintain a healthy environment at home.

    Also known as: FFF

  • BehavioralCounseling

    Simple verbal instructions will be given in the consultation to reduce the time of use of screens and refined sugar. For refined sugar reduction, parents will be told to avoid sugary drinks, add sugar to drinks (juices, milk, etc.), and avoid snacks and sweets. It will also be indicated that the screen time should be less than two hours a day and in no case use them two hours before sleeping.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Frecuency of sleep bruxism

    Report from the parents in the CSHQ with values of usually, some times and no/rarely

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Frecuency of added sugar consumption

    Report from the parents with the Spanish translated version of the HBSC-FFQ with values of never, less than one time a week, once a week, four days a week, five to six times a week, once a day every day, more than one a day

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  2. Screen time

    Report from the parents of time in hours spent in front of audiovisuals, every day of the week during a week and each day of the weekend during a weekend

    Time frame: 8 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

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Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Apr 2022; primary completion for Dec 2022, 7 months later.

Of 19 interventional studies with no phase under Sleep Bruxism, half reached primary completion within 6 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 13. This study's planned 7 months is above that.

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Registered
Mar 25, 2022
First posted
Apr 4, 2022
StartEst.
Apr 11, 2022
Primary completionEst.
Dec 10, 2022
CompletionEst.
May 5, 2023
Last update
Apr 4, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 4, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05310162
Lead sponsor
CES University
Responsible party
Claudia Cecilia Restrepo Serna (CES-LPH research group director, CES University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 4, 2022
Start date
Apr 11, 2022 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 10, 2022 (estimated)
Completion
May 5, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 4, 2022

Study contacts

Claudia C Restrepo, PHD
Contact
crestrepos@ces.edu.co
5744440555 ext. 1550
Claudia C Restrepo, PHD
principal investigator · CES LPH research group
Ruben D Manrique, PHD
study chair · CES LPH research group

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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