Lunchtime Meal Feeding Study for Preschool Children

Penn State University1 site in 1 country67 target enrollmentMay 28, 2019

ConditionsFeeding Behavior

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Feeding Behavior
Sponsor: Penn State University
Enrollment: 67
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Difference Between Interventions in Vegetable Intake
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 5 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of varying both the palatability and portion size of vegetables served to preschool children at a meal on the outcomes of food and energy intake at the meal.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 28, 2019

End Date

October 29, 2019

Last Updated

5 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Penn State University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Barbara J. Rolls

Professor of Nutrition and Director of the Laboratory for the Study Human Ingestive Behavior

Penn State University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Children who are enrolled in a scheduled classroom of the designated childcare centers

Exclusion Criteria

•Children who are allergic to any of the foods served
•Children whose diets exclude any of the foods served
•Children who will not be present at the childcare center for all of the scheduled study days

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Difference Between Interventions in Vegetable Intake

Time Frame: One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4)

Weight of vegetables consumed at the meal (grams)

Secondary Outcomes

Difference Between Interventions in Meal Energy Intake(One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4))
Difference Between Interventions in Food Intake(One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4))
Difference Between Interventions in Meal Energy Density(One meal per week for each intervention (Study weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4))