Child Snack Variety Study

Penn State University1 site in 1 country34 target enrollmentJune 21, 2024

ConditionsEating Behavior

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Eating Behavior
Sponsor: Penn State University
Enrollment: 34
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Change between interventions of snack intake by energy
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 21, 2024

End Date

August 16, 2024

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Penn State University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Barbara J. Rolls

Professor of Nutritional Sciences

Penn State University

Eligibility Criteria

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.)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change between interventions of snack intake by energy

Time Frame: Study weeks 1 and 2

Energy (kcal) of food consumed

Change between interventions of snack intake by weight

Time Frame: Study weeks 1 and 2

Weight (grams) of food and water consumed

Secondary Outcomes

Change between interventions in ranked preference of each test food from before to after consumption(Study weeks 1 and 2)
Change between interventions in fullness ratings from before to after consumption(Study weeks 1 and 2)
Change between interventions in liking of each test food(Study weeks 1 and 2)