New study aims to make Kids' diet tracking more accurate
NCT ID NCT07227272
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two ways for parents to report what their 2- to 5-year-old children eat: a traditional phone recall and a method using photos taken with a smartphone app. Researchers will compare these reports to actual food intake measured by weighing leftovers. The goal is to develop better tools for assessing young children's diets.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more accurate tools for measuring what young children eat, helping researchers better understand childhood nutrition.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on developing methods, not testing a treatment. Results may not apply to all children or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 to 5 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult caregiver ≥ 18 years old * Absence of food allergies or dietary restrictions for medical reasons (for the child) * Caregiver reports child likes at least 70% of the study-provided foods from the pre-defined list of food options * Caregiver has access to a smartphone device compatible with the EMA platform * Caregiver can identify a second adult caregiver with access to a smartphone device compatible with the EMA platform and willing to provide the child with study-provided foods for at least two eating occasions. Exclusion Criteria: * Caregiver unwilling to feed study-provided foods to their child * Caregiver unwilling to take pre-and-post photos of child's eating occasions * Caregiver unwilling or unable to identify a second adult caregiver meeting the eligibility criteria * Caregiver and child reside in a separate household for \> 2 days per week * Family resides \>25 miles outside of the Knoxville, Tennessee, metropolitan area.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Healthy Eating and Activity Lab, University of Tennessee
RECRUITINGKnoxville, Tennessee, 37996, United States
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