Family Meal Duration and Children's Eating Behavior
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interventional
50
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to test whether a longer meal duration could improve the diet quality of children. To answer this question we want to take an experimental approach by implementing a longer family meal duration to examine differences in children's eating behavior. The family dinner within a laboratory setting will be video taped and the main outcome is children's fruit and vegetables consumption.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2016
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 17, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 25, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2017
CompletedJune 30, 2022
June 1, 2022
1.1 years
November 17, 2016
June 27, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Food consumption
The lab dinner is video taped. Consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese, cold meat and dessert (cookies or pudding), drinks (water, or milk, or juice) are coded by two independent rater.
Food intake is measured during the lab meal
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Social interactions: positive and negative communication
Social interaction is measured during the lab meal
Eating rate
From the start to the end of the meal (about 20-30 minutes)
Hunger
Participants filled out a questionnaire 5 minutes after the lab dinner
Atmosphere
Participants filled out a questionnaire 5 minutes after the lab dinner
Study Arms (2)
Longer meal duration
EXPERIMENTALFamilies eat longer as they usually do
Usual meal duration
NO INTERVENTIONFamilies eat as long as they usually do
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- children and their nutritional gatekeeper
You may not qualify if:
- food allergies
- participants follow special diet
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Max Planck Institute for Human Developmentlead
- University of Mannheimcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Berlin, 14195, Germany
Related Publications (1)
Dallacker M, Knobl V, Hertwig R, Mata J. Effect of Longer Family Meals on Children's Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 3;6(4):e236331. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6331.
PMID: 37010871DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principle Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 17, 2016
First Posted
April 25, 2017
Study Start
November 1, 2016
Primary Completion
December 1, 2017
Study Completion
December 1, 2017
Last Updated
June 30, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-06