Carbohydrates and Children

August 31, 2017 updated by: Abbott Nutrition

An Evaluation of Carbohydrates and Children

This study will evaluate the impact of test carbohydrate blends on fat and carbohydrate oxidation, glucose, insulin and hunger scores in pre-adolescent boys and girls.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

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

  • United States
    • Nebraska
      • Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68583-0806
        • University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

9 years to 13 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male 9 -13 years of age, or female 9- 10 years of age
  • Tanner stage 1
  • Subject was born full term
  • Subject was born normal weight
  • Subject passes the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
  • Body mass index >5th percentile and <95th percentile for age and gender
  • Subject has voluntarily signed and dated a youth assent document

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of metabolic. endocrine, or hyperactivity disorders
  • Allergy or intolerance to any ingredient found in the study products
  • Participation in a concomitant trial of a non-registered drug or that otherwise conflicts with this study

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control
- 237 ml beverage; consumed once per test visit
Other: Control
control carbohydrate blend
Experimental: Experimental
- 237 ml beverage; consumed once per test visit
Other: Experimental
experimental carbohydrate blend

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Energy Utilization
Time Frame: Study Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)
Calculated by Indirect Calorimetry using volume of oxygen consumed (liters/minute) and the volume of carbon dioxide expired (liters/minute).
Study Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hunger Assessment
Time Frame: Study Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)
Visual analog scale (units on a scale)
Study Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)
Blood Measurements - Glucose
Time Frame: Study Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)
mg/dl
Study Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)
Blood Measurements - Insulin
Time Frame: Study Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)
IU
Study Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Abbott Nutrition

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 3, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 12, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

August 12, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 22, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 31, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AL25

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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