Recruiting

Observational StudyTrout Consumption in Young Children and Families and Brain Health

Sponsor:

University of Idaho

Code:

NCT06721468

Conditions

Cognitive Change

Well-Being, Psychological

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Trout

Child-centered nutrition phrases

Puzzle

Study Details

Brief summary:

Regular fish consumption may support brain health. Trout lines developed in Idaho contain higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, nutrients important for human cognition and mental wellbeing. Developed to support aquaculture sustainability, consumer preferences and human health benefits of these fish are unknown. The long-term goal of this project is to utilize nutrition education strategies to increase adult and child consumption of fish to improve brain health as measured by cognitive and emotional wellbeing. Research objectives and activities include, (1) adult and child consumer panels to provide sensory evaluation on three strains of trout, (2) effects of repeated exposure (RE) and child-centered nutrition phrases (CCNP) on eating behaviors and brain health will be determined using one control and two treatment groups of children in childcare settings, (3) effects of nutrition education, incorporating CCNP and fish preparation techniques, and RE targeting family meals on eating behaviors of children and brain health of adults and children will be determined using four treatment groups in the home setting.

Conditions

Cognitive Change

Well-Being, Psychological

Study ID

NCT06721468

Start date

May 13, 2024

Status verified date

Dec, 2024

Completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Objective 1: Children 3-6 years of age, adults age 18+, English speaking
Objective 2: Children 4-6 years of age, English speaking
Objective 3: Children 4-9 years of age AND parent/guardian, English or Spanish speaking, access to internet, currently eat fish less than twice per week

Exclusion Criteria:

allergy or dietary restriction preventing consuming fish

Study Design

Enrollment

99 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Objective 1: Sensory Evaluation

three different strains of trout (fish-meal diet, CX line, CLX line)

experimental: Objective 2: Repeated Exposure

2 oz of trout each week for 10 weeks

experimental: Objective 2: Repeated Exposure Plus Child-Centered Nutrition Phrases

2 oz of trout each week plus exposure to positive nutrition message about trout each week for 10 weeks

placebo comparator: Objective 2: Puzzle Game

Exposure to a puzzle game each week for 10 weeks

no intervention: Objective 3: Eat Smart Idaho

Only receive Eat Smart Idaho's standard 6-lesson in-person series of classes

experimental: Objective 3: Child-Centered Nutrition Phrases

Receive Eat Smart Idaho's standard 6-lesson in-person series of classes AND asked to view an online trout-specific nutrition education and recipe preparation video series, "About Trout! Pond to Plate."

experimental: Objective 3: Repeated Exposure

Receive Eat Smart Idaho's standard 6-lesson in-person series of classes AND receive 2 servings of trout per week for 12 weeks, to prepare at home and consume (2 oz. serving for child and 4 oz. serving for adult).

experimental: Objective 3: Repeated Exposure Plus Child Centered Nutrition Phrases

Receive Eat Smart Idaho's standard 6-lesson in-person series of classes, AND receive 2 servings of trout per week for 12 weeks, to prepare at home and consume (2 oz. serving for child and 4 oz. serving for adult), AND asked to view an online trout-specific nutrition education and recipe preparation video series, "About Trout! Pond to Plate."

Interventions

Trout

rainbow trout

Child-centered nutrition phrases

learn the phrase, "trout helps your brain so you can learn and play" either through researcher introduction or completing the "About Trout! Pond to Plate" curriculum

Puzzle

presented with a puzzle to solve each week

Primary outcome measure

Change in liking from baseline to 12-weeks [ Time Frame: Change from baseline liking at 12-weeks ]
Change in intake from baseline to 12-weeks [ Time Frame: Change from baseline intake at 12-weeks ]
Change in cognition composite score from baseline to 12-weeks [ Time Frame: Change from baseline cognition composite score at 12-weeks ]
Change in emotion score from baseline to 12-weeks [ Time Frame: Change from baseline emotion score at 12-weeks ]
Difference in liking among three trout strains [ Time Frame: measured 1 time upon enrollment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Annie J Roe, PhD

208-885-1709 aroe@uidaho.edu

Matt Powell, PhD

208-837-9096 mpowell@uidaho.edu

Locations

University of Idaho

Recruiting

Moscow, Idaho, United States, 83843

Contacts

Annie Roe, PhD

208-885-1709 aroe@uidaho.edu

Jenna Gardiner, BS

jgardiner@uidaho.edu

Washington State University

Recruiting

Pullman, Washington, United States, 99164

Contacts

Carolyn Ross, PhD

cfross@wsu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Idaho

Last update posted

Dec 6, 2024

Last verified

Dec, 2024

Keywords

Trout
Children
Child-Centered Nutrition Phrases
Cognition
Emotional well-being
Sensory evaluation

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Idaho on 2024-12-06.