Clinical trials: Food Preference
Food Selection, Obesity
Changing Portion Size Descriptions in a Cafeteria
The goal of this this intervention is to test the degree to which a portion size labeling intervention influences consumer selection of smaller portions at two large cafés.
- Conditions
- Food Selection, Obesity, Weight Gain, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT06263621
- Testing
- Intervention "Standard"
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101,481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Food Habits, Food Preferences
Promoting Vegetable Intake in Preschool Aged Children
The aim of this cluster randomised control trial is to test the efficacy of a repeated taste exposure intervention, a nutritional educational intervention and combination of both to increase intake of an unfamiliar vegetable in…
- Conditions
- Food Habits, Food Preferences, Behavior, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03003923
- Testing
- Taste exposure, Nutritional education
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Food Preferences, Food Selection
Increasing Food Literacy in Preschoolers to Reduce Obesity Risk
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a nutrition education program on preschool children's food literacy and food acceptance, and to examine the added influence of a healthy eating curriculum and parent…
- Conditions
- Food Preferences, Food Selection, Eating, Healthy, Obesity, Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT05977348
- Testing
- Healthy Eating Curriculum, Improving the Classroom Food and Mealtime Environment, Parent Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 770 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity
Considering Patient Diet Preferences to Optimize Weight Loss
Obesity is increasingly common and can lead to decreased quality of life, increased medical and psychiatric illness, high health care costs, and early mortality.
- Trial name
- DietChoice (NCT01152359)
- Testing
- Choice, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Nutrition, Healthy Diet
Effects of UPF Warning Labels on Social Media Among Teens and Young Adults
This study aims to evaluate whether Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) warning labels on social media posts improve consumer understanding and influence purchase intentions among teens and young adults.
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Healthy Diet, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT07227519
- Testing
- UPF Warning Labels, No Labels (Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
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
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Complementary Feeding
Preparation of Complementary Feeding in Spain: a Cross-sectional Study
Study design: Cross-sectional study, survey based Study population: spanish people, caregivers of infants under 2 years old. Sample size: 1925 surveys.
- Trial name
- NCT03675607
- Testing
- Complementary feeding behaviours
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,925 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética
Food Oral Processing, Texture Preference
Evolution of Food Oral Processing Behaviours, Food Bolus Formation and Texture Preferences Between 6 to 12 Years Old and Adult Age
This cross sectional study investigates how the oral physiological changes during the period of dental transition (6-12 years old) influence on texture preferences, food oral processing behaviour and food bolus properties, for…
- Trial name
- MARELLE (NCT07631195)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Healthy Eating, Food Preference
Quality of Home Packed School Lunch Among Children Attending Kindergarten School in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia, 2026
A balanced diet is critical for preschool aged children; meals must be sufficiently diverse to provide the essential nutrients required for rapid physical and cognitive development.
- Conditions
- Healthy Eating, Food Preference, Nutritional Status
- Trial name
- NCT07506772
- Testing
- Nutrition education
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 451 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Intervention, Food Allergy
Healthy Meals: A Restaurant-based Study to Promote Healthy and Allergy Adapted Diet
This study evaluates the effect of a multicomponent intervention applied to restaurant staff about training and nutritional quality of menu improvement, in order to promote a healthy diet and a better management of allergies and…
- Conditions
- Intervention, Food Allergy, Food Preferences, Food Intolerance
- Trial name
- HealthyMeals (NCT03826576)
- Testing
- Multicomponent intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Food Selection
Evaluation of a Healthy Food Procurement Policy at Municipality-level in Nepal
The rise in chronic diseases is attributed to unhealthy eating high in sugar, salt and saturated fats, which is facilitated by the availability and consumption of these unhealthy foods.
- Trial name
- NCT05664256
- Testing
- Build capacity of canteen, Information, Education and Communication materials, Monitoring visit
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Food Preferences
Effects of Sugary Drink Warning Labels on Parent Choices
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a significant contributor to adult and childhood obesity. Policies to place health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages are being pursued, but there is little empirical data on how such…
- Trial name
- NCT04259385
- Testing
- Exposure to sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels, Exposure to beverage calorie information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Healthy
Sensitive Periods in Early Flavor Learning
Flavor is the primary dimension by which young children determine food acceptance. However, children are not merely miniature adults since sensory systems mature postnatally and their responses to certain tastes differ markedly…
- Trial name
- NCT00994747
- Testing
- Nutramigen (Flavor and Type of Infant Formula), Enfamil, milk-based formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Behavior, Child, Food Selection
Nudging for Behavior Change in School Cafeterias
The main purpose of this research is to look at a school lunchroom intervention that is known to improve fruit, vegetable, and milk consumption and see how it changes in the long run and if it affects the child's behavior…
- Trial name
- NCT04156542
- Testing
- Basic School Lunchroom Nudges
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Food Selection, Food Choices
Influence of Social Media Ads on Food Choice - Master Protocol
This is a Master ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol for study 20-01796: Aim 1: Examining Influence of Social Media Ads on Black and White Adolescents' Food Choices - Study 1 (NCT05380505) Aim 2: A Randomized Trial to Examine the…
- Conditions
- Food Selection, Food Choices, Calorie Consumption
- Trial name
- NCT07249398
- Testing
- Racially Congruent Ads, Racially Incongruent Ads, Black Ads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Food Habits, Food Preferences
Effects of Experiential Learning on Vegetable Intake in Preschool Children
The aim of this cluster randomized control trial is to test the efficacy of providing experience of a target novel vegetable within the context of an interactive story time to increase intake of the target novel vegetable in…
- Conditions
- Food Habits, Food Preferences, Health Behavior, Diet Habit
- Trial name
- NCT03400566
- Testing
- Narrative, Experiential
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 337 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Overweight and Obesity, Malnutrition, Child
Effect of an Educational Intervention About Front of Package Labeling in Children and Caregivers.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of a digital educational intervention of front-of-package warning labeling on the selection and purchase of food in elementary school children and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT06102473
- Testing
- Nutritional education
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diana Avila Montiel
Food Preferences
Preventing Non-communicable Diseases in Guatemala Through Sugary Drink Reduction
Sugar-sweetened beverages are a significant contributor to adult and childhood obesity in Guatemala. Policies to place health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages are being pursued, but there is little empirical data on…
- Trial name
- NCT04022694
- Testing
- Exposure to beverage health information, Exposure to beverage calorie information
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 628 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Malnutrition, Child, Obesity
Keiki (Pediatric) Produce Prescription (KPRx) Program Hawaii
Children living in food-insecure homes, defined as at some time during the last year their household not having enough food, money, or resources to feed the family experience low intake of fresh fruits and vegetables (FV), and a…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Obesity, Food Selection, Nutrition Poor
- Trial name
- KPRxHawaii (NCT05442424)
- Testing
- Produce Voucher, Wait-List Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Hunger, Ingestive Behavior
Hunger and Learning Study in Preschoolers
This prospective random controlled cross-over intervention studies is designed to ascertain if children feel different levels of hunger and fullness before and after eating test meals consisting of high-satiety vs.
- Conditions
- Hunger, Ingestive Behavior, Obesity, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT03861208
- Testing
- diet, usual diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia