Child Snack Variety Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Eating Behavior
• Interventions: Other: Same 2nd course; Other: Different 2nd course

• Registration Number: NCT06427837
• Lead Sponsor: Penn State University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-20
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-24
• Study Start: 2024-06-21
• Primary Completion: 2024-08-16
• Study Completion: 2024-08-16
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

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.)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Same 2nd course	Same 2nd course	The same snack food will be served in the second course
Different 2nd course	Different 2nd course	A different snack food will be served in the second course

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change between interventions of snack intake by weight	Study weeks 1 and 2	Weight (grams) of food and water consumed
Change between interventions of snack intake by energy	Study weeks 1 and 2	Energy (kcal) of food consumed

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change between interventions in ranked preference of each test food from before to after consumption	Study weeks 1 and 2	Change in ranked preference (before to after consumption) of the 5 test foods.
Change between interventions in fullness ratings from before to after consumption	Study weeks 1 and 2	Change in fullness ratings (before to after consumption) measured using a 4-point scale ranging from empty to full.
Change between interventions in liking of each test food	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).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

311 Chandlee Laboratory; 🇺🇸 University Park, Pennsylvania, United States