Effect of Learning on Vegetable Acceptance by Toddlers

Food Preference Clinical Trial

— WP23_HabEat  

Official title:

Learning Mechanisms of Food Preferences in 2-3 y. o. Toddlers in Nurseries

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01910922
• Other study ID #: habeat_wp2.3
• Secondary ID: FP7/2007-2010
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 6, 2011
• Last updated: July 26, 2013
• Start date: September 2010
• Est. completion date: June 2011

Study information

• Verified date: July 2013
• Source: Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to understand the formation of food preferences from an early age.

Description:

The main purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of two mechanisms (mere exposure, flavour-flavour learning) in the short and medium term (up to six months after the learning phase) on 2-3 year-old children's vegetable acceptance. the research is conducted on children aged 2 to 3 years in daycares.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 160
• Est. completion date: June 2011
• Est. primary completion date: June 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 17 Months to 3 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• children between 2 and 3 years,

• attending daycares

• returned signed consent form parents

Exclusion Criteria:

• children with food allergies or manifestations, chronic disease

• or being preterm (<36 weeks gestational age at birth)

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Crossover, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Food Preference

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CESG	Dijon

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation	European Union

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Vegetable intake and liking	Measure of salsify puree intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, during the exposure phase	exposure period: 4 weeks, twice a week	No
Other	Vegetable intake and liking	Measure of salsify and carrot puree intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, one week after the exposure phase	Measure at post-exposure one week after the end of the experimental manipulation (i.e. exposure phase)	No
Other	Vegetable intake and liking	Measure of salsify intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, at follow-up one month after the exposure phase	1-month follow-up, conducted one month after the end of the experimental manipulation (i.e. exposure phase)	No
Other	Vegetable intake and liking	Measure of salsify and carrot puree intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, at follow-up three months after the exposure phase	3-month follow-up conducted three months after the end of the experimental manipulation (i.e. exposure phase)	No
Other	Vegetable intake and liking	Measure of salsify and carrot puree intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, at follow-up six months after the exposure phase	6-month follow-up conducted six months after the end of the experimental manipulation (i.e. exposure phase)	No
Primary	Vegetable intake and liking	Measure of salsify and carrot puree intake and liking by toddlers at lunch, at pre-exposure before the exposure phase	baseline = Pre-exposure at one week before the beginning of the experimental manipulation (i.e. exposure phase)	No

External Links

•   European project