- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01858337
Mum Can I Have Vegetables Again? Development of Vegetable Preferences (VaVo)
Mum Can I Have Vegetables Again? Development of Vegetable Preferences.
- Rationale: Despite the health benefits, children's consumption of vegetables is below the recommendations. Most human food preferences are learned through mere exposure, imitation, and conditioning principles. During the last years, it has become clear that the development of food preferences starts very early in life. Furthermore, preferences that are learned early in life, are relatively stable and may track into adulthood. However, it is unclear how vegetable preferences develop from infancy until young childhood. In order to influence vegetable consumption, it is essential to study the opportunities to develop a preference for vegetable products early in childhood.
- Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of repeated exposure to vegetables compared to repeated exposure to fruit during weaning on short and long term vegetable and fruit intake. Furthermore, the stability of the learned fruit or vegetable preferences and the later food preferences are measured (i.e. vegetable, fruits, sweets).
- Study design:
In this longitudinal study we will measure the development of preferences for a particular vegetable or fruit type within 4 to 6 months old subjects, during a 19 day exposure period to fruit or vegetables (of which 9 days exposure to the target fruit or vegetable) and 6 months after this exposure period. In addition, we compare the food preferences (fruit, vegetable, sweet foods in general), after 6 months, between infants who were weaned with a variety of fruits and infants who were weaned with a variety of vegetables.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Gelderland
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Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6703 HD
- Wageningen University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Infants between 4 and 6 months of age that are apparently healthy are invited to participate in the study. The parents have to give permission for themselves and for their infant to participate by signing an informed consent. By signing the informed consent the parents also agree to participate in the study for 2 years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The parents will not sign the informed consent
- The parents have already started weaning their child
- The infant has a food allergy or intolerance
- The child has medical problems that influences with eating or food digestion. (e.g. schisis, problems with the bowls)
- The child has a known cognitive or physical developmental problem, which influences how the child's reaction or facial expressions.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: green beans group,
1 of the 2 vegetable groups.
The infants were weaned only with vegetables.
With green beans every other day and another vegetable on the days in between.
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Infants were weaned with vegetable purees for the first 18 days of weaning.
One vegetable type per day.
With green beans every other day.
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Experimental: Artichoke group
1 of the 2 vegetable groups.
The infants were weaned only with vegetables.
With Artichoke every other day and another vegetable on the days in between
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Infants were weaned with vegetable purees for the first 18 days of weaning.
One vegetable type per day.
With artichoke every other day.
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Active Comparator: Apple group
1 of the 2 fruit groups.
The infants were weaned only with fruits.
With Apple every other day and other fruits on the days in between
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Infants were weaned with fruit purees for the first 18 days of weaning.
One fruit type per day.
With apple every other day.
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Active Comparator: Plums group
1 of the 2 fruit groups.
The infants were weaned only with vegetables.
With Plums every other day and other fruits on the days in between
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Infants were weaned with fruit purees for the first 18 days of weaning.
One fruit type per day.
With Plums every other day.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Vegetable and fruit intake
Time Frame: At the first 19 days of weaning (4-6 months of age)
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Change in Vegetable and fruit intake from before to after the repeated exposure to it.
Measured at day 1 and 2 and day 17 and 18 at the intervention.
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At the first 19 days of weaning (4-6 months of age)
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Intake of the target Vegetables and fruits at 12 months of age.
Time Frame: 6 months after the intervention. Mean age 12 months.
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Vegetable and fruit intake at 12 months of age.
Measured in the lab.
Fruit group received apple, plum and green beans at 3 different days
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6 months after the intervention. Mean age 12 months.
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Green beans and Apple intake at 23 months of age.
Time Frame: when infants are 23 months of age
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Green beans and Apple intake at 23 months of age.
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when infants are 23 months of age
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Vegetable and in fruit intake after the repeated exposure
Time Frame: After the repeated exposure period during the first 19 days of weaning
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Difference in vegetable intake between vegetable and fruit groups and in fruit intake between the vegetable and fruit groups.
Vegetable intake is measured on day 17 and 18 in the vegetable groups and in the fruit groups at day 19 (when fruit groups gets the first vegetable.
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After the repeated exposure period during the first 19 days of weaning
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Cees de Graaf, Prof., Wageningen University
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Barends, C.d.V., J; Mojet, J & de Graaf, C, Effects of repeated exposure to either vegetables or fruits on infant's vegetable and fruit acceptance at the beginning of weaning. Food quality and preference, 29 , 157-165, 2013
Study record dates
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Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- NL28886.081.09
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