Clinical trials: Food Consumption
Calorie Consumption
Dietary and Cognitive Effects of Food Ads Posted by TikTok Influencers
Randomized and controlled experimental study to evaluate how influencer food ads on TikTok affect calorie purchases among youth (ages 10-13).
- Trial name
- NCT05777486
- Testing
- TikTok Ads - With Food, TikTok Ads - Without Food
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Nutrient Intake Disorder, Deficiency of Micronutrients
Food Consumption and Iron Status Survey in Two Provinces of Rural Burkina Faso
Sorghum is the primary source of food for more than 300 million people in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa. The grain is one of the few crops that grow well in arid climates, but has a low content in most essential nutrients…
- Trial name
- NCT02376140
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Nutrition Education, Eating Behaviour
Piaget-Based Nutrition Education in Preschools
This explanatory sequential mixed-methods study evaluated a six-week Piaget-based nutrition education programme for preschool children.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Education, Eating Behaviour, Food Consumption, Child Nutrition
- Trial name
- PNEP (NCT07700173)
- Testing
- Piaget-Based Nutrition Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uşak University
Pediatric Obesity, Sedentary Behavior
Childcare Outdoor Learning Environments as Active Food Systems
The aim of this project is to assess the effectiveness of the fruit and vegetable (FV) gardening component of the Preventing Obesity by Design strategy to support preschool fresh fruit and vegetable knowledge, liking and…
- Trial name
- COLEAFS (NCT04864574)
- Testing
- Garden installation
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Eating Behavior
Effectiveness of the Apprenti en Action School-based Culinary Program on 9-10-year-old Children's Food Literacy
In New Brunswick, Canada, only 53% of Kindergarten to Grade 5 students reported eating five or more vegetables and fruits per day in 2016-2017.
- Trial name
- NCT05278377
- Testing
- "Apprenti en Action" program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite de Moncton
Thinness, Food Habits
Promotion of Egg and Eggshell Powder Consumption Improve Nutritional Status of Children in Halaba Ethiopia
Young children in Ethiopia lack sufficient protein and micronutrients for growth and development. The overall purpose is to assess the effects of promoting egg and eggshell powder consumption on improving the nutritional status…
- Conditions
- Thinness, Food Habits, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices
- Trial name
- NCT02791100
- Testing
- Promotion of chicken eggs
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Dietary Diversity
Dietary Diversity of Young Children During CoVID-19 Outbreak: A Longitudinal Study
The 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic has had far-reaching consequences beyond the spread of the disease. Quarantine measures during a public health pandemic can be particularly detrimental to urban poor families and affect the…
- Trial name
- CoDDYC (NCT04447209)
- Testing
- 2-weekly Food baskets
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Childhood Obesity, Breakfast
Dietary Carbohydrate Consumption at Breakfast on Food Intake, Glycemic Response, and Subjective Appetite
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of carbohydrates of familiar breakfast meals on glycemic response, subjective appetite, and food intake in normal weight (NW) and overweight or obese (OW/OB) children.
- Trial name
- NCT03045354
- Testing
- Mashed potatoes, Traditional breakfast, Breakfast skipping
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Children, Only, Behavior, Eating
School Lunch Salad Bars and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
The investigators propose an efficacy study (i.e., do salad bars work under controlled conditions in naturalistic settings) to test whether introducing salad bars in elementary, middle, and high schools that have never had salad…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Behavior, Eating, School, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03283033
- Testing
- New salad bar, Marketing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,491 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Children, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Fruit and Vegetable Study - Pilot
Arizona State University is studying how local schools and grocery stores can work together to promote fruits and vegetables and support healthy eating among children and families.
- Conditions
- Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Children, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Fruit and Vegetable Selection in the Lunchroom, Caregiver Nutrition
- Trial name
- FFVP+ Pilot (NCT07727746)
- Testing
- FFVP+, FFVP-only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Obesity
Upgrade the Grains Study: Increasing Whole Grain Consumption in Low-income Children With Obesity
This study will assess the impact of a randomized intervention aimed at increasing consumption of whole grain foods among children from low-income households that participate in the Special Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or…
- Trial name
- NCT02719730
- Testing
- Reimbursement for whole grain purchases
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Obesity
Specially Designed Eating Plates Effects on Food Intake in Normal Weight and Overweight Children
Previous studies demonstrated that children served themselves more food when using larger plates and bowels. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if self-served portions and caloric intake in normal weight and overweight…
- Trial name
- NCT02166892
- Testing
- Specially designed plates
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dan Nemet, MD
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption, Obesity Prevention
Sustainable and AI-Enabled Adolescents and Youth-Centred Interventions to Upgrade Food Choices and Promote Healthy, Sustainable Diets
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence (AI)-supported, context-aware digital nudging intervention designed to reduce ultra-processed food consumption and improve dietary sustainability among…
- Conditions
- Ultra-Processed Food Consumption, Obesity Prevention, Dietary Behaviour, Unhealthy Diet
- Trial name
- STAY-UP (NCT07514312)
- Testing
- Artificial intelligence-supported digital nudging
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Deficiencies Micronutrient, Nutrition Disorders
Effect of Consuming Vitamin A-fortified Sugar on Serum Retinol Levels in Children
The increase in vitamin A deficiency (<20 mcg/dL) among children under five in Colombia (2010-2015) is a public health problem (27.3%).
- Trial name
- NCT07860060
- Testing
- white sugar fortified with retinol, refined white sugar for culinary use
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Effect of Timing of Micronutrient Powder Consumption on Iron Absorption in Infants
Infants and young children in sub-Saharan Africa have high rates of iron deficiency anemia (IDA), which adversely affects their growth and cognitive development.
- Trial name
- NCT02989311
- Testing
- Fortified maize porridge (MNP and Iron), Fortified Maize porridge (MNP + Iron + GOS)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Cholesterol, LDL, Cholesterol, HDL
Impact of Beef's Unique Food Matrix on Human Health
The primary goal of the proposed research is to document changes in plasma lipoprotein fractions, including high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle sizes and functionality, following the ground…
- Conditions
- Cholesterol, LDL, Cholesterol, HDL, Research Subjects
- Trial name
- NCT04841460
- Testing
- Low-fat ground beef, High-fat ground beef
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Childhood Obesity
Genetic Predisposition to Food Cue Reactivity in Children
This study assesses the associations between genetic factors, food-cue-related neural reactivity, self-regulatory capacity, eating in the absence of hunger (EAH), and adiposity gain in children.
- Trial name
- NCT03766191
- Testing
- Food Ads, Non-food Ads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Obesity, Diabetes
Do Taxes Reduce the Purchasing of Soda?
The study will take place at a cafe managed by university dining services and is located in a university building adjacent to the psychology building. The cafe sells sugar-sweetened beverages and a variety of diet drinks.
- Trial name
- NCT02914821
- Testing
- Simulated tax via 3 cent per ounce price increase
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Allergy and Immunology, Peanut and Nut Allergy
Expecting Mother's Study of Consumption or Avoidance of Peanut and Egg
Peanut allergy is the most common cause of fatal and near-fatal food-allergic reactions and egg allergy is among the two most common causes of food-induced anaphylaxis.
- Conditions
- Allergy and Immunology, Peanut and Nut Allergy, Egg Allergy, Food Allergy in Infants
- Trial name
- ESCAPE (NCT06260956)
- Testing
- Consumption, Avoidance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Calorie Consumption
Effects of Racial Congruence, "Likes", and Food Images in Social Media Ads on Adolescents' Caloric Intake - Study 3
This is a randomized trial to to test the degree to which visual attention to unhealthy foods, racially congruent people, and/or "likes" in social media ads explains the relationship between ad exposure and calorie intake.
- Trial name
- NCT06969651
- Testing
- Black-Food, White-Food, Black-Non Food
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health