Study Stopped
It was not feasible to randomise participants due to the logistics of the science festival at which we were planning to run the trial.
The SMARTY Trial: Evaluating the Effects of Colour of Candy on Perceptions of Taste
SMARTY
1 other identifier
interventional
N/A
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this trial is to determine if the colour of sweets (candy) effects taste.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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Started Nov 2019
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 19, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 22, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 24, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 24, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 24, 2019
CompletedOctober 15, 2024
October 1, 2024
Same day
November 19, 2019
October 10, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Taste
Participants will be asked to indicate on visual scale how much they like the taste of the smartie© they ate using the 'single-item sleep quality scale (SQS)' . The SQS is a self-administered visual analogue scale on which respondents rate the overall quality of sleep over a 7-day recall period on a likert type scaling option from 0 to 10, according to the following five categories: 0 = terrible, 1-3 = poor, 4-6 = fair, 7-9 = good, and 10 = excellent .
15 minutes
Study Arms (2)
Experimental
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be randomised to eat an orange coloured smartie©
Control Group
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will be randomised to eat a pink coloured smartie ©
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- parental/guardian consent obtained
You may not qualify if:
- unable or unwilling to ingest intervention.
- medical conditions which prohibit ingestion of intervention (ie allergy, intolerance etc)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
National University of Ireland Galway
Galway, Co. Galway, H91 TK33., Ireland
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Declan Devane, PhD
National University of Ireland, Galway
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Masking Details
- Single - Participant
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Scientific Director, HRB-Trials Methodology Research Network
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 19, 2019
First Posted
November 22, 2019
Study Start
November 24, 2019
Primary Completion
November 24, 2019
Study Completion
November 24, 2019
Last Updated
October 15, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share