Specially Designed Eating Plates Effects on Food Intake in Normal Weight and Overweight Children

March 21, 2018 updated by: Dan Nemet, MD

The Effect of Specially Designed Eating Plates on Self-served Portions and Caloric Intake in Normal Weight and Overweight Children

Previous studies demonstrated that children served themselves more food when using larger plates and bowels. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if self-served portions and caloric intake in normal weight and overweight children will be influenced by a specially designed eating plates compared to similar size normal plates.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

40 normal weight and 40 overweight kindergarden and elementary school children will participate in this study.

Anthropometric measurements: weight, height, BMI and BMI percentiles will be measured and calculated for each participant.

The participants will take part in two non-exercise activities at the 'sport and health center for children and adolescence'. At the end of each activity, a lunch buffet that contains all food ingredients will be served. During one meeting the children will be handed a regular plate and at the second meeting they will be handed a specially designed plate (with marking of the recommended meal composition and portion).

The amount and composition of food on the plates will be assessed by weighing and photography before and after eating and analysed to report macronutrient consumption by a dietitian. The meetings for normal weight children will be separated from the overweight children.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

22

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Kfar Saba, Israel
        • Meir Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

4 years to 13 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over weight / obese children
  • Normal weight children

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Organic disease that cause obesity
  • Underweight children (BMI percentiles < 5)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Normal weight
Normal weight children will be served food in two different occasions using two sets of plates (same size). One set will be plane and the second is a specially designed plate that demonstrate the recommended food consumption and portion.
Other: Specially designed plates
Active Comparator: Overweight children
Overweight children will be served food in two different occasions using two sets of plates (same size). One set will be plane and the second is a specially designed plate that demonstrate the recommended food consumption and portion.
Other: Specially designed plates

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Caloric intake
Time Frame: Up to 1 hour after food serving
The amount of food and drink consumed by the children will be evaluated.
Up to 1 hour after food serving

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Dan Nemet, MD

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

June 18, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 22, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 21, 2018

Last Verified

March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MeirMc0042-14CTIL

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