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Snacks, Smiles and Taste Preferences

NCT03631992 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 172

Last updated 2024-10-22

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Summary

The research study is designed is to determine whether children's acceptance of low sugar snacks, most preferred level of sweet and salty taste, and dietary intake of added sugars changes after repeated exposure to snacks lower in sweetness when compared to the control group.

Conditions

  • Development, Child

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low Sweet

Children in the experimental group get repeated exposure to lower sweet snacks and mothers get education lessons on dental care, reading food labels, portion size, and nutrition.

BEHAVIORAL

Regular Sweet

Children in sham comparator get typical snacks and mothers get education lessons on portion size, physical activity, sleep, and screen time.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Monell Chemical Senses Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Temple University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Julia Mennella, PhD · Monell Chemical Senses Center

  • Jennifer O Fisher, PhD · Temple University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-09
Primary Completion
2024-10-18
Completion
2024-10-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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