NCT02841410

Brief Summary

This fMRI study evaluated the cognitive mechanisms and the cerebral substrate of decision making when evaluating the healthiness of food products with nutritional information displayed either with a Traffic Light system, a colored nutritional label, and a Guideline Daily Amount system, a numeric label.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
35

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2015

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2015

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2015

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2015

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 5, 2016

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 22, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

July 22, 2016

Status Verified

July 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

Same day

First QC Date

July 5, 2016

Last Update Submit

July 19, 2016

Conditions

Healthy Volunteer

Keywords

FoodEmotionHealthNutritionHeuristicReasoningMagnetic Resonance Imaging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Evaluation of cerebral areas's activation

    MRI

    About two hours

Study Arms (1)

Healthy Volunteer

OTHER
Other: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Interventions

Magnetic Resonance ImagingOTHER
Healthy Volunteer

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 50 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • signed informed consent
  • medical exam completed before participation in reserach
  • to be insured under the social security system
  • to be an adult between 18 and 50 years

You may not qualify if:

  • counter-argument to magnetic field exposure
  • neurological or psychiatric disorder including eating disorders
  • had

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spectrum AnalysisChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalInvestigative Techniques

Study Officials

  • Alexandre Krainik

    Grenoble Hospital University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 5, 2016

First Posted

July 22, 2016

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion

January 1, 2015

Study Completion

January 1, 2015

Last Updated

July 22, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07