The Satiating Effect of Eggs in Children

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Appetite

Treatments: Other: Bagel Breakfast; Other: Egg Breakfast

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01530061

PBRC 12001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will determine which breakfast (egg breakfast or bagel breakfast) has the most beneficial effect on appetite.

Full description

Test Day 1 (about 4 hours)

• This is a fasting visit (nothing besides water 12 hours prior to visit)

• Your child will be offered one of two breakfasts (egg breakfast or bagel breakfast)

  . He/she will be asked to eat all the food that is provided.

• He/she will be asked to rate the taste of the meal.

• He/she will be offered a pasta lunch.

Test Day 2 (about 4 hours)

• This will be scheduled 1 week after Test Day 1
• This is a fasting visit (nothing besides water 12 hours prior to visit)
• The procedures for this visit are the same as for Test Day 1. Your child will be offered the breakfast that he/she did not receive at the last visit.

The sequence of the 2 breakfasts will be randomly assigned to each child.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Is a healthy boy or girl between 14 and 17 years of age

  • Is a healthy boy or girl between 4 and 6 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• • Is suffering from any diseases such as major heart conditions, type 1 diabetes, cancer, eating disorders, or any serious illness that requires intensive and long-term medical treatment

  • Has allergies/sensitivities/dislikes to eggs, soy, or wheat
  • Uses drugs recreationally
  • Is actively attempting to lose weight

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Preschool Children age 4-6 years

Experimental group

Description:

Preschool children participate in eating either an egg breakfast or a bagel breakfast.

Treatment:

Other: Egg Breakfast

Other: Bagel Breakfast

Teenagers 14-17 years of age

Experimental group

Description:

Teenagers participate in eating either an egg breakfast or a bagel breakfast.

Treatment:

Other: Egg Breakfast

Other: Bagel Breakfast