Lunch Feeding Study for Preschool Children

Penn State University1 site in 1 country12 target enrollmentMarch 12, 2019

ConditionsFeeding Behavior

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Feeding Behavior
Sponsor: Penn State University
Enrollment: 12
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Difference between interventions in meal energy intake
Status: Terminated
Last Updated: 7 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 portion size and the appeal (palatability and presentation) of foods served to preschool children at a meal on the outcomes of food and energy intake at the meal.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 12, 2019

End Date

April 17, 2019

Last Updated

7 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 meal energy intake

Time Frame: Study weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Energy consumed at the meal (kcal)

Secondary Outcomes

Difference between interventions in food intake(Study weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Difference between interventions in meal energy density(Study weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)