Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation
Dijon, 21000, France
Completed
NCT Number: NCT03350932
Evaluation of the Effect of Sensory Imagination on Food Portion Size in School-aged Children
The objective of this intervention is to evaluate the effect of sensory imagination (i.e., imagining the sensory properties of an object) on the choice of food portion size in school-aged children. Previous research showed that it may help children to choose smaller portion size. The investigators would like to assess whether this effect can be reproduced with two types of food (one with a high energy-density and one with a low energy-density), and in older children.
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Conditions
Age range
7 year–13 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
School-aged children (8-11 years old) will be included in their usual schools to participate in an afternoon snack, organised according to regular arrangements, during two days separated by one week. On each day, the participants will receive a choice of three portion sizes of a food (small, medium, large), and will be asked to chose one of these portions and to eat it for snack. On one day, the high energy-density food will be offered; and on the other day, the low energy-density food. This will be counterbalanced across participants. Moreover, two groups of children will be constituted: the first group, the control group, will have to perform a sensory imagination task about neutral facts. The second group, the "food sensory imagination" group, will have to perform a sensory imagination task foods.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
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Exclusion criteria
- Children with food allergies
- Children who dislike experimental foods
Treatment and study plan
Sensory imagination about foods
BehavioralIn both groups, children will be presented with pictures of items. In the control group, the pictures will represent landscapes at different seasons. In the experimental group, the pictures will represent a variety of foods. In the experimental group, based on the pictures representing a variety of foods, children will have to perform a food sensory imagination task before choosing the portion size of a food.
Primary outcomes
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portion size
Time frame: The measure for the two foods will be conducted one week apart
choice of a portion size among three sizes (small, medium, large), for two different foods
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Other
Collaborators
- INSEAD (Institut européen d'administration des affaires)
Registry information
Official study title
Evaluation of the Effect of Sensory Imagination on Choice of Food Portion Size in School-aged Children
Important dates
- Study start
- 2017
- Primary completion
- 2018
- Study completion
- 2018
- First posted
- Nov 22, 2017
- Registry last updated
- Jul 23, 2018
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