Influence of Spices on Mixed Vegetable Intake Including Brassica Vegetables

NCT02012283 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: VEGSPICE-12-001119
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study is being done to determine that carefully designed spice mixtures can override any taste aversion to brassica vegetables, increase consumption of vegetable dishes which include brassica vegetables.

Conditions

Overcoming Resistance to Eating Cruciferous Vegetables

Keywords

spices and vegetables

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Differences Between Plain and Spiced Vegetables Intake

  Vegetable intake (grams) was measured while ingesting using an Universal Eating Monitor integrating a hidden weighing apparatus with specialized data collection software to analyze human eating.

  1 day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Difference in Broccoli Intake With or Without Spice Among Higher Restraint Eaters and Low Restraint Eaters

  1 day

Study Arms (2)

Vegetable Intake with Spices Added

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects consuming vegetables with mixed-spices added.

Other: Food consumption

Vegetable Intake without Spices Added

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Subjects consuming vegetables without spice.

Other: Food consumption

Interventions

Food consumption OTHER

Cooked vegetables with spices or without spices

Vegetable Intake with Spices Added; Vegetable Intake without Spices Added

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age 30-60 years of age at screen.
• BMI \>25 and \<30
• In good health
• Eat \<3 serving of vegetable per day.
• c. Subjects must read and sign the Institutional Review Board-approved written informed consent prior to the initiation of any study specific procedures or enrollment. A subject will be excluded for any condition that might compromise the ability to give truly informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Any history of gastrointestinal disease except for appendectomy
• Any subject with a history of diabetes mellitus, or other serious medical condition, such as chronic hepatic or renal disease, bleeding disorder, congestive heart disease, chronic diarrhea disorders, myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, angioplasty within 6 months prior to screening, current diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension (defined as systolic BP\>160mmHg, diastolic BP\>95mmHg), active or chronic gastrointestinal disorders, bulimia, anorexia, or endocrine diseases (except thyroid disease requiring medication) as indicated by medical history or routine physical examination.
• Any subject allergic to spice or vegetables
• Any subject who currently uses tobacco products.
• Any subject who participates in vigorous physical activity on a regular basis.
• Any subject who is unable or unwilling to comply with the study protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Li, Z. , Krak, M. , Zerlin, A. , Brahe, L. , Rheinwald-Jones, A. , Thames, G. , Zhang, Y. , Tseng, C. and Heber, D. (2015) The Impact of Spices on Vegetable Consumption: A Pilot Study. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 6, 437-444.

  RESULT

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Zhaoping Li, Professor
• Organization: Center for Human Nutrition, Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

zli@mednet.ucla.edu

310-206-1987

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. Zhaoping Li

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 10, 2013
• First Posted: December 16, 2013
• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2013
• Study Completion: June 1, 2013
• Last Updated: November 4, 2019
• Results First Posted: October 2, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share