The effect of playing advergames that promote energy-dense snacks or fruit on actual food intake among children

The effect of playing advergames that promote energy-dense snacks or fruit on actual food intake among children: a randomised study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17013832

Enrollment

270

Registered

2012-11-02

Start date

2011-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

The children were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 conditions, which involved playing 1.The energy-dense snacks advergame (i.e., promoting a popular candy brand and 8 different gummy and jelly sweets from

or 4. No game at all (control condition). We randomized the conditions within schools and the conditions were counterbalanced to start with a different condition every day, so that none of the cond

and two bowls contained sliced fruit snacks, (3) bananas and (4) apples. Two bo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children (girls and boys) between 8-10 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children younger than 8 years or older than 10 years 2. Children allergic to one of the test foods

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Kcal intake of fruit, energy dense snacks, and total. We preweighed the bowls that contained food and measured it again after the child left the room. We calculated kcal according to the amount they ate.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Hunger [Visual analogue scales (VAS scale)]: not hungry - very hungry 2. Age, gender	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026