Feeding BehaviorNCT03127579
Family Meal Duration and Children's Eating Behavior
A study testing Longer meal duration in people with Feeding Behavior and Eating, run by Max Planck Institute for Human Development at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
The goal of this study is to test whether a longer meal duration could improve the diet quality of children. To answer this question we want to take an experimental approach by implementing a longer family meal duration to examine differences in children's eating behavior. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 6 to 10 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Feeding Behavior, Eating, Child Behavior
- What is being tested?
- Longer meal duration
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- Nov 2016to Dec 2017
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 6 to 10 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- children and their nutritional gatekeeper
Who cannot join
- food allergies
- participants follow special diet
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
The goal of this study is to test whether a longer meal duration could improve the diet quality of children. To answer this question we want to take an experimental approach by implementing a longer family meal duration to examine differences in children's eating behavior. The family dinner within a laboratory setting will be video taped and the main outcome is children's fruit and vegetables consumption.
Read the detailed description
Parent-child pairs have two dinner in a laboratory setting. The study design is a within-subject design: In the control condition they have as much time as they usual. In the intervention condition they have 50% more time than usual. Order of the two condition is counter balanced. The lab dinner reflects a typical German dinner which consists of bread, cheese, cold meat and fruits and vegetables. Additionally a dessert is served after the main meal. The foods served reflect food preferences of the child. All dinners are video taped. Key outcome variables are consumption of fruits and vegetables, dessert, eating rate and amount time engaged in positive and negative social interaction
- Conditions
- Feeding Behavior, Eating, Child Behavior, Family Relations
- Being tested
- Longer meal duration
- Medical subject headings
- Feeding Behavior, Child Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Longer meal durationBehavioural
Participants have 50% more time to eat than usual
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Longer meal duration | Experimental | Families eat longer as they usually do Receives: Behavioral: Longer meal duration |
| Usual meal duration | No intervention | Families eat as long as they usually do |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Food consumption
The lab dinner is video taped. Consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese, cold meat and dessert (cookies or pudding), drinks (water, or milk, or juice) are coded by two independent rater.
Measured: Food intake is measured during the lab meal
Secondary outcomes (4)
Social interactions: positive and negative communication
The lab dinner is video taped. Social interactions are coded according to the ABC family mealtime coding system by Fiese, Winter \& Botti, 2011.
Measured: Social interaction is measured during the lab meal
Eating rate
Bites per minute coded from video tapes
Measured: From the start to the end of the meal (about 20-30 minutes)
Hunger
Hunger rating scale (ranging from 1= I am really hungry to 5 = I am not hungry at all)
Measured: Participants filled out a questionnaire 5 minutes after the lab dinner
Atmosphere
Atmosphere rating scale (ranging from 1= very negative to 5 = very positive)
Measured: Participants filled out a questionnaire 5 minutes after the lab dinner
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Apr 2017
- Study startNov 2016
- Primary completionDec 2017
- Study completionDec 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Feeding BehaviorStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Max Planck Institute for Human Development
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Mannheim
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mattea Dallacker, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03127579
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ARC1
- Status last verified
- Jun 2022
- First submitted
- 17 Nov 2016
- Last updated
- 30 Jun 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Dallacker M, Knobl V, Hertwig R, Mata J. Effect of Longer Family Meals on Children's Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 3;6(4):e236331. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6331.
PubMed 37010871
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Jun 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Family Meal Duration and Children's Eating Behavior
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03127579
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ARC1
- Conditions
- Feeding Behavior, Eating, Child Behavior, Family Relations
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Max Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Mannheim
- Study start
- Nov 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 25 Apr 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this study is to test whether a longer meal duration could improve the diet quality of children. To answer this question we want to take an experimental approach by implementing a longer family meal duration to examine differences in children's eating behavior. The family dinner within a laboratory setting will be video taped and the main outcome is children's fruit and vegetables consumption.
Detailed description
Parent-child pairs have two dinner in a laboratory setting. The study design is a within-subject design: In the control condition they have as much time as they usual. In the intervention condition they have 50% more time than usual. Order of the two condition is counter balanced. The lab dinner reflects a typical German dinner which consists of bread, cheese, cold meat and fruits and vegetables. Additionally a dessert is served after the main meal. The foods served reflect food preferences of the child. All dinners are video taped. Key outcome variables are consumption of fruits and vegetables, dessert, eating rate and amount time engaged in positive and negative social interaction
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Triple blind (participant, care provider, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Longer meal duration | Experimental | Behavioral: Longer meal durationFamilies eat longer as they usually do |
| Usual meal duration | No intervention | –Families eat as long as they usually do |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 6 to 10 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- children and their nutritional gatekeeper
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- food allergies
- participants follow special diet
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Longer meal durationParticipants have 50% more time to eat than usual | Behavioural | Longer meal duration |
Primary outcome
Food consumption
Time frame: Food intake is measured during the lab meal
The lab dinner is video taped. Consumption of fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese, cold meat and dessert (cookies or pudding), drinks (water, or milk, or juice) are coded by two independent rater.
4 secondary outcomes
Social interactions: positive and negative communication
Time frame: Social interaction is measured during the lab meal
Eating rate
Time frame: From the start to the end of the meal (about 20-30 minutes)
Hunger
Time frame: Participants filled out a questionnaire 5 minutes after the lab dinner
Atmosphere
Time frame: Participants filled out a questionnaire 5 minutes after the lab dinner
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Jun 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 37010871Dallacker M, Knobl V, Hertwig R, Mata J. Effect of Longer Family Meals on Children's Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 3;6(4):e236331. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6331.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Longer meal duration in people with Feeding Behavior and Eating, run by Max Planck Institute for Human Development at 1 site in Germany.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jun 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Food consumption (time frame: Food intake is measured during the lab meal). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03127579, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jun 2022.