Eating BehaviorNCT04129372
New Foods Take Time, a Curriculum Designed to Promote Tasting and Liking of Fruits and Vegetables
A study testing New Foods Take Time in people with Eating Behavior, run by Penn State University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention in Head Start preschool classrooms. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 2 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Eating Behavior
- What is being tested?
- New Foods Take Time
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Oct 2019to 25 Nov 2019
- 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 2 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Child Inclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled in a Head Start preschool center
- Between the ages of 2 and 5 years old
Child Exclusion Criteria:
- Food allergy or restriction to foods in the tastings
Parent Inclusion Criteria:
- Parent or primary caregiver of a child enrolled in the study
- Age 18 years or older
- English speaking
Parent Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Teacher Inclusion Criteria:
- Actively employed as an early childhood education provider in the Head Start classroom where the intervention is delivered
- Age 18 years or older
Teacher Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802
About this study
Official title: Evaluating "New Foods Take Time", a Classroom-based Curriculum Designed to Promote Tasting and Liking of Fruits and Vegetables Among Head Start Preschool Children
The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention in Head Start preschool classrooms.
Read the detailed description
The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention. This curriculum is designed to increase children's preference for and consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) by encouraging children to try new FV and repeatedly taste these foods.
- Conditions
- Eating Behavior
- Being tested
- New Foods Take Time
- Keywords
- fruits, vegetables, food neophobia, preschool, children
- Medical subject headings
- Feeding Behavior, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
New Foods Take TimeBehavioural
New Foods Take Time is a series of 5 classroom lessons focused on increasing children's willingness to try fruits and vegetables.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| New Foods Take Time | Experimental | Head Start classrooms will receive "New Foods Take Time", a series of five interactive weekly lessons designed to promote children's willingness to try new foods, particularly fruits and vegetables. Lessons will be delivered by nutrition educations. Children will also receive three tastings per week of the new foods discussed during the lessons. Receives: Behavioral: New Foods Take Time |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in number of foods tasted
Children will be presented with small portions of familiar and novel fruits and vegetables and be asked if they would like to taste them
Measured: Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention
Change in liking of study foods
For foods that children agree to taste, they will be asked to rate their liking of them on a three point likert-type scale ("Yummy", "Just ok", or "Yucky")
Measured: Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention
Change in self-competence to try new foods
Children will be presented with a series pairs of drawings with descriptions (e.g., "This boy likes to try new foods" and "This boy does not like to try new foods") and asked to select which is most like them.
Measured: Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention
Teacher acceptability of intervention
Teachers will complete a questionnaire with scaled and open-ended questions about the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention
Measured: At conclusion of 5 week intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Oct 2019
- Study start1 Oct 2019
- Primary completion25 Nov 2019
- Study completion25 Nov 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Eating BehaviorStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Penn State UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Classrooms will receive "New Foods Take Time", a series of 5 interactive lessons. Children, parents, and teachers will participate in the research
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Penn State University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Jennifer Savage Williams, Penn State University
- Investigators
- Jennifer Savage, PhD, Principal investigator, Penn State University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04129372
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY00013066
- Status last verified
- Sep 2021
- First submitted
- 9 Oct 2019
- Last updated
- 14 Sep 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Deidentified individual participant data will be available from the principal investigator upon request
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Sep 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluating "New Foods Take Time", a Classroom-based Curriculum Designed to Promote Tasting and Liking of Fruits and Vegetables Among Head Start Preschool Children
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04129372
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- STUDY00013066
- Conditions
- Eating Behavior
- Keywords
- fruits, vegetables, food neophobia, preschool, children
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Penn State UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Oct 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 25 Nov 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Nov 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Oct 2019 (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 overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention in Head Start preschool classrooms.
Detailed description
The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention. This curriculum is designed to increase children's preference for and consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) by encouraging children to try new FV and repeatedly taste these foods.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Classrooms will receive "New Foods Take Time", a series of 5 interactive lessons. Children, parents, and teachers will participate in the research
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| New Foods Take Time | Experimental | Behavioral: New Foods Take TimeHead Start classrooms will receive "New Foods Take Time", a series of five interactive weekly lessons designed to promote children's willingness to try new foods, particularly fruits and vegetables. Lessons will be delivered by nutrition educations. Children will also receive three tastings per week of the new foods discussed during the lessons. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 2 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Foods Take TimeNew Foods Take Time is a series of 5 classroom lessons focused on increasing children's willingness to try fruits and vegetables. | Behavioural | New Foods Take Time |
Primary outcome
Change in number of foods tasted
Time frame: Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention
Children will be presented with small portions of familiar and novel fruits and vegetables and be asked if they would like to taste them
Change in liking of study foods
Time frame: Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention
For foods that children agree to taste, they will be asked to rate their liking of them on a three point likert-type scale ("Yummy", "Just ok", or "Yucky")
Change in self-competence to try new foods
Time frame: Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention
Children will be presented with a series pairs of drawings with descriptions (e.g., "This boy likes to try new foods" and "This boy does not like to try new foods") and asked to select which is most like them.
Teacher acceptability of intervention
Time frame: At conclusion of 5 week intervention
Teachers will complete a questionnaire with scaled and open-ended questions about the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention
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 14 Sep 2021.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Deidentified individual participant data will be available from the principal investigator upon request
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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.
Jennifer Savage, PhD principal investigator
Penn State University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing New Foods Take Time in people with Eating Behavior, run by Penn State University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
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 14 Sep 2021. 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 United States. 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?
Change in number of foods tasted (time frame: Pre intervention and at conclusion of 5 week intervention). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 14 Sep 2021.