Clinical trial NCT05587816: Validity of the PortionSize App to Measure Children's Food Intake
Official title: Evaluating the Validity of a Novel Tool to Measure Children's Food Intake and Improve Health
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Nutritional Assessment
Keywords: Dietary Assessment
Lead sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation
First posted: 2022-10-20
Enrollment: 31
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to assess the validity of the PortionSize™ app to quantify children's own dietary intake and children's intake by parents or caregivers.

Detailed description: The investigators will recruit 40 dyads (40 children aged 7-12 years old and 40 parents or caregivers) using a convenience sample for this pilot study. Children and their parents or caregivers will be trained to use the PortionSize app at Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC). Children will use the PortionSize app and estimate food intake from pre-weighed meals (simulated meals) at PBRC clinic. Children will not consume the simulated meals. Children's parents or caregivers will also use the PortionSize app and estimate the food intake of their children (at least one meal and a snack each day) for two consecutive days at home.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female
* Children (7-12 years) and their parents or caregivers (18-62 years)
* Parents who have Willingness to use the PortionSize app to estimate the intake of their child food intake (normal/regular diet) from at least a snack and a meal of child for two consecutive days
* Have iPhone (version 6 or above) and an operable Apple ID, password, and email address, and able to use iPhone

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any condition or circumstance that could impede study completion
* Child who is a very choosy eater or has a very limited food choice

Primary outcomes:
measure: Estimation of energy intake (kcal) by children using the PortionSize app
timeFrame: One study visit of ~ 2.5 hours
measure: Estimation of intake of food group servings (fruit, vegetable, grain, protein, and dairy) by children using the PortionSize app
timeFrame: One study visit of ~ 2.5 hours
measure: Estimation of energy intake (kcal) by parents or caregivers using the PortionSize app
timeFrame: Parents or caregivers will assess food intake of their child (at least one meal and a snack) for two consecutive days at home
measure: Estimation of intake of food group servings (fruit, vegetable, grain, protein, and dairy) by parents or caregivers using the PortionSize app
timeFrame: Parents or caregivers will assess food intake of their child (at least one meal and a snack) for two consecutive days at home
Secondary outcomes:
measure: User satisfaction of the PortionSize app for recording food intake by children
timeFrame: One study visit of ~ 2.5 hours
measure: User satisfaction of the PortionSize app for recording food intake by parents or caregivers
timeFrame: Parents or caregivers will assess food intake of their child (at least one meal and a snack) for two consecutive days at home
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Baton Rouge
country: United States
facility: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
state: Louisiana
Study officials:
affiliation: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
name: Hanim E Diktas, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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