NCT03631992 is a NA clinical trial of Low Sweet in Development, Child, sponsored by Temple University.

Who is sponsoring NCT03631992?

NCT03631992 is sponsored by Temple University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03631992?

Interventions in NCT03631992: Low Sweet, Regular Sweet.

What condition does NCT03631992 study?

NCT03631992 studies Development, Child.

Is NCT03631992 still recruiting?

NCT03631992 is currently completed. Last updated 22 October 2024.

Last reviewed 2024-10-22 · How we verify

NCT03631992

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Snacks, Smiles and Taste Preferences

Completed NA Last updated 22 October 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Low Sweet in Development, Child in 172 participants. Completed in 18 October 2024.

Timeline

9 October 2018

Primary endpoint
18 October 2024

18 October 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Temple University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	triple
Primary purpose	basic science
Enrollment	172
Start date	9 October 2018
Primary completion	18 October 2024
Estimated completion	18 October 2024
Sites	2 locations across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Low Sweet
Regular Sweet

Conditions studied

Development, Child — all drugs for Development, Child →

Sponsor

Temple University

Who can join

Adults 3 to 6, any sex, with Development, Child. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The research study is designed is to determine whether children's acceptance of low sugar snacks, most preferred level of sweet and salty taste, and dietary intake of added sugars changes after repeated exposure to snacks lower in sweetness when compared to the control group.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Exposure to low-sweet snacks and caregiver nutritional and dental health education lowered children's added sugar intake: a randomized controlled trial.
Mennella JA, Coffman DL, Merchan MT, Croce CM, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41833907 · DOI 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101272
Carbon stable isotope values in hair are associated with added sugar intake in adults but not young children: a cross-sectional study.
Smethers AD, Fisher JO, Carney EM, Coffman DL, et al · · 2025 · PMID 39978470 · DOI 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.02.013

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03631992 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Temple University
Last refreshed: 22 October 2024

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