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RecruitingNCT07202988Updated Feb 10, 2026

Tasting Plant Forward Meals

An interventional study of vegetable combination 1 and vegetable combination 2 in Dietary Exposure, sponsored by Sara Maksi. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-10.

Sponsored by Sara Maksi · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jan 2026; still recruiting 8 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 25 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to examine how the amount of potato and form of potato within a meal impacts intake and acceptability of other non-starchy vegetables.

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Conditions studied

  • Dietary Exposure

Keywords

  • Diet Quality
  • Vegetable Intake
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In context

Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Sara Maksi as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 25 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • between the ages of 18-25 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • unable to complete all study procedures
  • food allergies to any of the study food
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Potato form 1

    The potato served within the vegetable dish will be oil fried.

    Other: vegetable combination 1 · Other: vegetable combination 2 · Other: vegetable combination 3 · Other: vegetable combination 4 · Other: vegetable combination 5

  • Experimental
    Potato form 2

    The form of the potato within the vegetable dish will be air fired.

    Other: vegetable combination 1 · Other: vegetable combination 2 · Other: vegetable combination 3 · Other: vegetable combination 4 · Other: vegetable combination 5

Interventions

  • Othervegetable combination 1

    consume 5 consecutive lunch meals, separated by at least one week, that differ in the presence and amount of potato and non-starchy vegetable

  • Othervegetable combination 2

    consume 5 consecutive lunch meals, separated by at least one week, that differ in the presence and amount of potato and non-starchy vegetable

  • Othervegetable combination 3

    consume 5 consecutive lunch meals, separated by at least one week, that differ in the presence and amount of potato and non-starchy vegetable

  • Othervegetable combination 4

    consume 5 consecutive lunch meals, separated by at least one week, that differ in the presence and amount of potato and non-starchy vegetable

  • Othervegetable combination 5

    consume 5 consecutive lunch meals, separated by at least one week, that differ in the presence and amount of potato and non-starchy vegetable

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in liking of non-starchy vegetables served within the plant forward meal

    Ranking of degree of liking for each vegetable served within the plat forward meal on a scale of 1-100 on a visual analog scale where 1= extremely dislike to 100= Extremely like. Measured at baseline, within a taste test before each meal, and after each meal.

    Time frame: Baseline and after each meal condition (approximately 5 weeks)

  2. Differences in total non-starchy vegetable intake between meal conditions

    Gram intake of non-starchy vegetable intake at each meal

    Time frame: Baseline and after each meal condition (approximately 5 weeks)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adolescent and young adult (18-25 years) knowledge and attitudes of potato nutrition and preparation

    A series of 10 questions related to nutrient content and health attitude statements where participants rate their agreement on a 1-100 point visual analog scale where 1 = extremely disagree and 100 is extremely agree. Scores will be reported as two subscales -1) knowledge and 2) attitudes with higher scores equating to greater knowledge and more positive attitudes respectively.

    Time frame: After final 5th meal (approximately 5 weeks)

Other outcomes

  1. Differences in post meal satiety within person between meal conditions and group differences

    using ecological momentary assessment to measure hunger, fullness and desire to consume foods on a 1-100 point visual analog scale with 1= not at all to 100=very much

    Time frame: After each meal (approximately 5 weeks)

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • University of Kentucky
    Lexington, Kentucky 40503, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 10, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07202988
Lead sponsor
Sara Maksi
Collaborators
Alliance for Potato Research and Education, Penn State University
Responsible party
Sara Maksi (Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Oct 2, 2025
Start date
Jan 30, 2026
Primary completion
Dec 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 10, 2026

Study contacts

Sara J Maksi
Contact
sara.maksi@uky.edu
859-257-2327

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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