The Influence of Dietary Variety and Course Sequence on Fruit Intake in Preschool-Aged Children
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which manipulation of dietary variety and course sequence affects fruit intake and overall energy intake in preschool-aged children.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2011
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 10, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 11, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2015
CompletedApril 5, 2018
April 1, 2018
4 months
August 10, 2011
April 3, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Total grams of snack consumed.
Total grams of snack consumed by participants over the 4-week study (with 1 snack per week) period will be determined by subtracting pre- and post-consumption weight of the snack provided.
4 weeks
Study Arms (4)
One-Course, Variety
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will receive a snack in one course with a variety of fruit.
Two-Course, Variety
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will receive a snack in two courses with a variety of fruit.
One-course, Non-Variety
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will receive a snack in one course with no variety of fruit.
Two-Course, Non-Variety
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will receive a snack in two courses with no variety of fruit.
Interventions
These conditions will have snack served with an increase of fruit variety.
These conditions will receive a snack without a variety of fruit.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- All children that are ≥3 years of age enrolled in the ELC preschool with parental consent can participate.
- Eligible children must also like applesauce, peaches and cheese cubes, and be able to consume foods with a spoon.
You may not qualify if:
- Children allergic to applesauce, peaches, or chocolate pudding or who are lactose-intolerant will not be included in the study.
- Did not attend all feeding sessions.
- Did not consume more than 5 grams from any of the foods on an occasion.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Healthy Eating and Activity Laboratory
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Hollie A Raynor, PhD
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Chelsi C Cardoso, BS
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 10, 2011
First Posted
August 11, 2011
Study Start
August 1, 2011
Primary Completion
December 1, 2011
Study Completion
December 1, 2015
Last Updated
April 5, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-04