NCT01684553

Brief Summary

It was hypothesized that eating a meal slowly would lead to a lower meal energy intake and lesser feelings of hunger and desire to eat and higher levels of fullness after the meal compared to eating the same meal more quickly.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
70

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2011

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2011

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2011

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 5, 2012

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 13, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

September 13, 2012

Status Verified

September 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

September 5, 2012

Last Update Submit

September 12, 2012

Conditions

Oral Intake Reduced

Keywords

Eating speedenergy intake

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Meal energy intake

    Day 1

  • Meal energy intake

    Day 2

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Hunger questionnaire

    0 and 60 min after the meal began

  • Fullness questionnaire

    0 and 60 min after the meal began

  • Desire to eat questionnaire

    0 and 60 min after the meal began

  • Thirst questionnaire

    0 and 60 min after the meal began

Study Arms (2)

Slow eating condition

EXPERIMENTAL

The subjects were asked to eat their meal slowly during the slow eating condition

Behavioral: Slow eating condition

Fast eating condition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The subjects were asked to eat their meal quickly during the fast eating condition

Behavioral: Fast eating condition

Interventions

Slow eating conditionBEHAVIORAL

The subjects were asked to eat their meal slowly during the slow eating condition

Slow eating condition
Fast eating conditionBEHAVIORAL

The subjects were asked to eat their meal quickly during the fast eating condition

Fast eating condition

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Men and women ages 19-65 years.

You may not qualify if:

  • Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2),
  • dieting,
  • taking medications that affect appetite,
  • participating in \> 150 min/wk of vigorous physical activity,
  • smoking,
  • drinking heavily (men: \> 14 alcoholic drinks/wk; women: \> 7 alcoholic drinks/wk),
  • self-reported disordered eating,
  • depression,
  • type 1 or 2 diabetes,
  • adrenal disease, or
  • untreated thyroid disease.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas, 76129, United States

Location

Study Officials

  • Meena Shah, Ph.D.

    Tzu Chi University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 5, 2012

First Posted

September 13, 2012

Study Start

February 1, 2011

Primary Completion

May 1, 2011

Study Completion

May 1, 2011

Last Updated

September 13, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-09

Locations

US(1)