Child Snack Variety Study

Eating Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

Child Snack Variety Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06427837
• Other study ID #: ChildFood802
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 10, 2024
• Est. completion date: September 27, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Penn State University
• Contact: Cara Meehan
• Phone: 814-863-8481
• Email: cmt5070[@]psu.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: September 27, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: September 20, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

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.)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eating Behavior

Intervention

Other:
• Same 2nd course
The same snack food will be served in the second course
• Different 2nd course
A different snack food will be served in the second course

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Penn State University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change between interventions of snack intake by weight	Weight (grams) of food and water consumed	Study weeks 1 and 2
Primary	Change between interventions of snack intake by energy	Energy (kcal) of food consumed	Study weeks 1 and 2
Secondary	Change between interventions in liking of each test food	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
Secondary	Change between interventions in ranked preference of each test food from before to after consumption	Change in ranked preference (before to after consumption) of the 5 test foods.	Study weeks 1 and 2
Secondary	Change between interventions in fullness ratings from before to after consumption	Change in fullness ratings (before to after consumption) measured using a 4-point scale ranging from empty to full.	Study weeks 1 and 2