Child Snack Variety Study

May 20, 2024 updated by: Barbara J. Rolls, Penn State University
The purpose of this study is to determine how consumption of a snack food at a first course affects the hedonic ratings of that snack food compared to other foods, and how it affects intake of a second course. The results will have implications for guidance about the provision of snacks for preschool children and may help in identifying strategies for the prevention of obesity in children.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

50

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 Contact

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

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children who are enrolled in a participating childcare center
  • Children who are between the ages of 6 and 14 years old at the time of enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children who are allergic to any of the foods served
  • Children whose diets exclude any of the foods served
  • Children who are absent from the childcare center on study days
  • Children who are not able to complete study measures (e.g. refuse to eat study foods, only use the anchors or have low variability for their liking ratings, 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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Same 2nd course
The same snack food will be served in the second course
Other: Same 2nd course
The same snack food will be served in the second course
Experimental: Different 2nd course
A different snack food will be served in the second course
Other: Different 2nd course
A different snack food will be served in the second course

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change between interventions of snack intake by weight
Time Frame: Study weeks 1 and 2
Weight (grams) of food and water consumed
Study weeks 1 and 2
Change between interventions of snack intake by energy
Time Frame: Study weeks 1 and 2
Energy (kcal) of food consumed
Study weeks 1 and 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change between interventions in liking of each test food
Time Frame: Study weeks 1 and 2
Change between interventions in liking (before to after consumption) of the 5 test foods, measured using a visual analog scale (0-100 points).
Study weeks 1 and 2
Change between interventions in ranked preference of each test food from before to after consumption
Time Frame: Study weeks 1 and 2
Change in ranked preference (before to after consumption) of the 5 test foods.
Study weeks 1 and 2
Change between interventions in fullness ratings from before to after consumption
Time Frame: Study weeks 1 and 2
Change in fullness ratings (before to after consumption) measured using a 4-point scale ranging from empty to full.
Study weeks 1 and 2

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Penn State University

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 (Estimated)

June 10, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 20, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 27, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 20, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

May 24, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 24, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ChildFood802

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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