Development and Validation of the Food Acceptability Questionnaire - Full Text View

Purpose

The Food Acceptability Questionnaire (FAQ) is a self-report measure of palatability, ease of preparation, satisfaction, and perceived benefits and adverse effects related to a prescribed or self-selected diet. This study intends to develop a reliable and valid food acceptability questionnaire for use in clinical studies in which dietary interventions are administered.

Condition

Healthy

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Other, Cross-Sectional

Official Title:	Development and Validation of the Food Acceptability Questionnaire

Further study details as provided by The Washington Center for Clinical Research:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	September 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	November 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	November 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

Two hundred adult participants who follow a therapeutic diet will be recruited from the Washington DC area. Participants will be asked to rate their impression on the foods that they were eating in the past two weeks. Fifty participants will be chosen at random and asked to complete the questionnaire a second time, three weeks later, to assess reliability. Ratings will be used to assess the validity and reliability of the Food Acceptability Questionnaire (FAQ).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Men and women following a theraputic diet for at least 1 month

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants must be older than 18 years and follow any kind of therapeutic diet.

Exclusion Criteria:

Those who have difficulty eating by themselves will be excluded. No vulnerable subjects will be included.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00412724

Contacts


Contact: Heather Katcher, PhD, RD	202-686-2210 ext 378	hkatcher@washingtonccr.org

Contact: Neal Barnard, MD	202-686-2210 ext 303	nbarnard@pcrm.org

Locations


United States, District of Columbia
	Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine	Not yet recruiting
	Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20016
	Contact: Heather Katcher, PhD, RD 202-686-2210 ext 378 hkatcher@washingtonccr.org
	Contact: Neal Barnard, MD 202-686-2210 ext 303 nbarnard@pcrm.org
	Principal Investigator: Neal Barnard, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

The Washington Center for Clinical Research

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Neal Barnard, MD	Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

More Information

Publications:

Ahlgren SS, Shultz JA, Massey LK, Hicks BC, Wysham C. Development of a preliminary diabetes dietary satisfaction and outcomes measure for patients with type 2 diabetes. Qual Life Res. 2004 May;13(4):819-32.

Stunkard AJ, Messick S. The three-factor eating questionnaire to measure dietary restraint, disinhibition and hunger. J Psychosom Res. 1985;29(1):71-83.

White MA, Whisenhunt BL, Williamson DA, Greenway FL, Netemeyer RG. Development and validation of the food-craving inventory. Obes Res. 2002 Feb;10(2):107-14.

Norman GR, Sloan JA, Wyrwich KW. Interpretation of changes in health-related quality of life: the remarkable universality of half a standard deviation. Med Care. 2003 May;41(5):582-92. Review.

Responsible Party:	Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine ( Neal Barnard, MD )
Study ID Numbers:	FAQ
First Received:	December 14, 2006
Last Updated:	July 29, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00412724
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by The Washington Center for Clinical Research:

diet

acceptability

palatability

food

questionnaire

Food habits

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Healthy

Food Habits

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 19, 2008

Sponsored by:	The Washington Center for Clinical Research
Information provided by:	The Washington Center for Clinical Research
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00412724