The Satiating Effect of Eggs in Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Appetite
• Interventions: Other: Egg Breakfast; Other: Bagel Breakfast

• Registration Number: NCT01530061
• Lead Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Brief Summary

This study will determine which breakfast (egg breakfast or bagel breakfast) has the most beneficial effect on appetite.

Detailed Description

Test Day 1 (about 4 hours)

* This is a fasting visit (nothing besides water 12 hours prior to visit)

* Your child will be offered one of two breakfasts (egg breakfast or bagel breakfast)

. He/she will be asked to eat all the food that is provided.

* He/she will be asked to rate the taste of the meal.

* He/she will be offered a pasta lunch.

Test Day 2 (about 4 hours)

* This will be scheduled 1 week after Test Day 1

* This is a fasting visit (nothing besides water 12 hours prior to visit)

* The procedures for this visit are the same as for Test Day 1. Your child will be offered the breakfast that he/she did not receive at the last visit.

The sequence of the 2 breakfasts will be randomly assigned to each child.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-02
• Study First Submitted: 2012-02-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2012-02-09
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Study Completion: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

• • Is a healthy boy or girl between 14 and 17 years of age

  • Is a healthy boy or girl between 4 and 6 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

• • Is suffering from any diseases such as major heart conditions, type 1 diabetes, cancer, eating disorders, or any serious illness that requires intensive and long-term medical treatment

  • Has allergies/sensitivities/dislikes to eggs, soy, or wheat
  • Uses drugs recreationally
  • Is actively attempting to lose weight

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Preschool Children age 4-6 years	Egg Breakfast	Preschool children participate in eating either an egg breakfast or a bagel breakfast.
Teenagers 14-17 years of age	Bagel Breakfast	Teenagers participate in eating either an egg breakfast or a bagel breakfast.
Preschool Children age 4-6 years	Bagel Breakfast	Preschool children participate in eating either an egg breakfast or a bagel breakfast.
Teenagers 14-17 years of age	Egg Breakfast	Teenagers participate in eating either an egg breakfast or a bagel breakfast.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Lunch time food intake	1 day	Measure calories consumed at lunch time.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale Ratings	1 day	They will be asked to rate their feelings of hunger and fullness periodically using visual analog scales. The Egg Breakfast is expected to increase satiety scores, decrease hunger and the lunch time food intake, compared to the Bagel Breakfast.
Blood appetite hormone	1 day	We expect that Peptide YY (PYY) and Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP1) levels will rise higher and remain elevated after the Egg Breakfast, and the acylated ghrelin levels will rise higher between the Bagle Breakfast and lunch time.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center; 🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States