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Carbohydrates and Children

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Interventions
Other: Control
Other: Experimental
Registration Number
NCT03185884
Lead Sponsor
Abbott Nutrition
Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the impact of test carbohydrate blends on fat and carbohydrate oxidation, glucose, insulin and hunger scores in pre-adolescent boys and girls.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male 9 -13 years of age, or female 9- 10 years of age
  • Tanner stage 1
  • Subject was born full term
  • Subject was born normal weight
  • Subject passes the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
  • Body mass index >5th percentile and <95th percentile for age and gender
  • Subject has voluntarily signed and dated a youth assent document
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of metabolic. endocrine, or hyperactivity disorders
  • Allergy or intolerance to any ingredient found in the study products
  • Participation in a concomitant trial of a non-registered drug or that otherwise conflicts with this study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ControlControl- 237 ml beverage; consumed once per test visit
ExperimentalExperimental- 237 ml beverage; consumed once per test visit
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Energy UtilizationStudy Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)

Calculated by Indirect Calorimetry using volume of oxygen consumed (liters/minute) and the volume of carbon dioxide expired (liters/minute).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood Measurements - InsulinStudy Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)

IU

Hunger AssessmentStudy Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)

Visual analog scale (units on a scale)

Blood Measurements - GlucoseStudy Visits 1 to 2 (1- 14 days)

mg/dl

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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