The Effect of Snacks on Glycaemic Regulation in Children

Blood Glucose Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Dairy and Non-Dairy Products on Blood Glucose Regulation in Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02484313
• Other study ID #: 2011-001(2)
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2011
• Est. completion date: August 2014

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Mount Saint Vincent University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Dairy products have a potential to be healthy snack foods for children. The purpose of this project is to investigate the short-term effects of Greek yogurt, a new popular dairy product on the regulation of glucose homeostasis, satiety and energy intake in normal weight and overweight/obese children.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: August 2014
• Est. primary completion date: August 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 9 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The children must be born at full-term within the normal weight range

Exclusion Criteria:

• food sensitivities or allergies, dietary restrictions, health, learning, emotional or behavioural problems, of if children are receiving medication

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Blood Glucose
• Energy Intake

Intervention

Other:
• dietary treatments
commercially available food products

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Mount Saint Vincent University	Halifax	Nova Scotia

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mount Saint Vincent University	IWK Health Centre, University of Toronto

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	blood glucose	concentration of blood glucose	120 min
Primary	insulin	concentration of circulating insulin	120 min
Primary	C-peptide	concentration of circulating C-peptide	120 min
Secondary	Food intake (grams and kcal)	ad libitum food intake at 120 min measured with a test meal (grams consumed converted to kilocalories).	120 min
Secondary	Subjective appetite	Four patterns of subjective appetite were measured using 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS): desire to eat, hunger, fullness, and prospective food consumption at 0 min (immediately before the snack), 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and immediately before the test meal at 120 min. The average appetite was calculated.	0-120 min