Increasing Lean Protein Intake in Preschool-age Children and Assessing Effects on Cognition and Select Health Outcomes

Part of paid clinical trials in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Sponsor
Sibylle Kranz, PhD, RDN
Study ID
NCT06882252
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Diet Modification

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
2 Years - 5 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Low glycemic index diet — OTHER
    Replacement of typical meal/snack with lean pork containing meal/snack

Study Details

The proposed project addresses the goal of exploring preschooler's ability to recognize changes in feelings of hunger/satiety based on consuming a snack and a meal (lunch/dinner) that are either based on the usual childcare center fare (control) or are based on lean meats (intervention), which will have a lower glycemic index.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 8, 2025
Status verified
Mar 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025
Completion
Dec 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Intervention
    Diet modification: Low glycemic index diet Meal and snack are made with lean pork to reduce glycemic index of food consumed.
  • No Intervention: Control
    Typically consumed meal and snack; high glycemic index

Primary Outcome Measure

Glycemic load of diet [ Time Frame: 6 study days ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVirginia22903
Sibylle Kranz, PhD, RD
[email protected]
434-924-7904

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