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The Influence of Water Intake on Snack Intake in Children

Investigating the Influence of Consuming Water as a Beverage on Intake of a Snack in Children

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07680647
Acronym
Kids Water
Enrollment
50
Registered
2026-07-02
Start date
2026-06-29
Completion date
2026-09-15
Last updated
2026-07-02

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Conditions

Eating Behaviors

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of including water as a beverage at a snack on food intake in children.

Interventions

OTHERSnack with water

Snack served with water

OTHERSnack without water

Snack served without water

Sponsors

Cornell University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Like, are willing to eat study food * Does not have allergies, food restrictions or health issues that prevent them from consuming study food * Will attend summer camp during both of the scheduled study visits

Exclusion criteria

\-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in food intakeStudy visit 1 (day 1), and study visit 2 (day 2)Weight (grams) of the food consumed
Change in energy intakeStudy visit 1 (day 1), and study visit 2 (day 2)Energy (kcal) of the food consumed

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in rating of liking of the taste of food sampleFrom before the snack to after the snack in study visit 1 (day 1), and study visit 2 (day 2)Measured on a 100-mm visual analogue scale ranging from super yucky (0 mm) to super yummy (100 mm).
Change in rating of thirstFrom before the snack to after the snack in study visit 1 (day 1), and study visit 2 (day 2)Measured on a 100-mm visual analogue scale ranging from not at all thirsty (0 mm) to extremely thirsty (100 mm)
Change in rating of fullnessFrom before to after the snack in study visit 1 (day 1), and study visit 2 (day 2)Measured on a 4-point scale ranging from completely empty (1) to completely full (4)
Snack durationStudy visit 1 (day 1), and study visit 2 (day 2)Time (min) spent consuming the snack

Contacts

CONTACTPaige M Cunningham, PhD
pmc242@cornell.edu607-255-2650
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORPaige M Cunningham, PhD

Cornell University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026