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NCT Number: NCT06427837

Child Snack Variety Study

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Eating Behavior Behavior Behavior, Animal Feeding Behavior

Age range

6 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

311 Chandlee Laboratory

University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 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

Exclusion criteria

  • 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.)

Treatment and study plan

Same 2nd course

Other

The same snack food will be served in the second course

Different 2nd course

Other

A different snack food will be served in the second course

Primary outcomes

  1. Change between interventions of snack intake by weight

    Time frame: Study weeks 1 and 2

    Weight (grams) of food and water consumed

  2. Change between interventions of snack intake by energy

    Time frame: Study weeks 1 and 2

    Energy (kcal) of food consumed

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change between interventions in liking of each test food

    Time frame: Study weeks 1 and 2

    Change between interventions in liking (before to after consumption) of the 5 test foods, measured using a visual analog scale (0-100 points).

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

    Time frame: Study weeks 1 and 2

    Change in ranked preference (before to after consumption) of the 5 test foods.

  3. Change between interventions in fullness ratings from before to after consumption

    Time frame: Study weeks 1 and 2

    Change in fullness ratings (before to after consumption) measured using a 4-point scale ranging from empty to full.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Penn State University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 24, 2024
Registry last updated
Oct 9, 2024

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