The SMARTY Trial: Evaluating the Effects of Colour of Candy on Perceptions of Taste (SMARTY)

January 30, 2020 updated by: Prof. Declan Devane, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

The SMARTY Trial: Evaluating the Effects of Colour of Candy on Perceptions of Taste. A Randomised Trial

The purpose of this trial is to determine if the colour of sweets (candy) effects taste.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of this trial is to increase children's awareness of randomised controlled trials and gain insights into the best way to conduct a fair comparison. Everyday children are faced with health claims, some reliable and some not so reliable. The purpose of the SMARTY trial is to help children critically assess and develop a critical eye when it comes to information they encounter every day, in particular when it comes to their health. The SMARTY trial is a pragmatic, two group, parallel, randomised trial.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

150

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

  • Ireland
    • Co. Galway
      • Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland, H91 TK33.
        • National University of Ireland Galway

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 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • parental/guardian consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria:

  • unable or unwilling to ingest intervention.
  • medical conditions which prohibit ingestion of intervention (ie allergy, intolerance etc)

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental
Participants will be randomised to eat an orange coloured smartie©
Other: Smartie© sweet/candy
one chocolate sweet/ chocolate candy
Active Comparator: Control Group
Participants will be randomised to eat a pink coloured smartie ©
Other: Smartie© sweet/candy
one chocolate sweet/ chocolate candy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Taste
Time Frame: 15 minutes
Participants will be asked to indicate on visual scale how much they like the taste of the smartie© they ate using the 'single-item sleep quality scale (SQS)' . The SQS is a self-administered visual analogue scale on which respondents rate the overall quality of sleep over a 7-day recall period on a likert type scaling option from 0 to 10, according to the following five categories: 0 = terrible, 1-3 = poor, 4-6 = fair, 7-9 = good, and 10 = excellent .
15 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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)

November 24, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 24, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 19, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

November 22, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NUIreland-SMARTY

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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