Child Snack Variety Study

NCT06427837 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ChildFood802
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Eating Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change between interventions of snack intake by weight

  Weight (grams) of food and water consumed

  Study weeks 1 and 2

• Change between interventions of snack intake by energy

  Energy (kcal) of food consumed

  Study weeks 1 and 2

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change between interventions in liking of each test food

  Study weeks 1 and 2

• Change between interventions in ranked preference of each test food from before to after consumption

  Study weeks 1 and 2

• Change between interventions in fullness ratings from before to after consumption

  Study weeks 1 and 2

Study Arms (2)

Same 2nd course

EXPERIMENTAL

The same snack food will be served in the second course

Other: Same 2nd course

Different 2nd course

EXPERIMENTAL

A different snack food will be served in the second course

Other: Different 2nd course

Interventions

Same 2nd course OTHER

The same snack food will be served in the second course

Same 2nd course

Different 2nd course OTHER

A different snack food will be served in the second course

Different 2nd course

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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.)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Penn State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

311 Chandlee Laboratory

University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Nutritional Sciences

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2024
• First Posted: May 24, 2024
• Study Start: June 21, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 16, 2024
• Study Completion: August 16, 2024
• Last Updated: October 9, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)