Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Portion Size Measurement Aids

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alberta

Conditions:

Nutrition Assessment

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Portion size measurement aids (PSMAs) are tools that facilitate the estimation of food servings. The objectives of this study are to determine (a) if food portion size estimation accuracy differs when...

Detailed Description

Forty primary caregivers of overweight children and youth attending the Pediatric Centre for Weight and Health (Edmonton, AB) will be recruited. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the tw...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants must be primary caregivers of children or youth attending a clinical appointment for weight management (clients must have a BMI greater or equal to the 85th percentile at this clinic)
  • Participants must be literate and fluent in English

Exclusion

  • Any participant who does not meet the above criteria
  • Participants must not have had any previous education or resources on food portion sizes at this clinic

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01262768

Start Date

April 1 2010

End Date

January 1 2014

Last Update

February 20 2014

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Pediatric Centre for Weight and Health- Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6K 0L4