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It was not feasible to randomise participants due to the logistics of the science festival at which we were planning to run the trial.
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The purpose of this trial is to determine if the colour of sweets (candy) effects taste.
The purpose of this trial is to increase children's awareness of randomised controlled trials and gain insights into the best way to conduct a fair comparison. Everyday children are faced with health claims, some reliable and some not so reliable. The purpose of the SMARTY trial is to help children critically assess and develop a critical eye when it comes to information they encounter every day, in particular when it comes to their health. The SMARTY trial is a pragmatic, two group, parallel, randomised trial.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Experimental | Experimental | Participants will be randomised to eat an orange coloured smartie© |
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| Control Group | Active Comparator | Participants will be randomised to eat a pink coloured smartie © |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smartie© sweet/candy | Other | one chocolate sweet/ chocolate candy |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Taste | Participants will be asked to indicate on visual scale how much they like the taste of the smartie© they ate using the 'single-item sleep quality scale (SQS)' . The SQS is a self-administered visual analogue scale on which respondents rate the overall quality of sleep over a 7-day recall period on a likert type scaling option from 0 to 10, according to the following five categories: 0 = terrible, 1-3 = poor, 4-6 = fair, 7-9 = good, and 10 = excellent . | 15 minutes |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Declan Devane, PhD | National University of Ireland, Galway | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| National University of Ireland Galway | Galway | Co. Galway | H91 TK33. | Ireland |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002182 | Candy |
| ID | Term |
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| D005502 | Food |
| D000066888 | Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
| D019602 | Food and Beverages |
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Single - Participant