Influence of Episodic Memory on Healthy Eating

NCT03700931 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: COFEPRIS 15CI1506014 2018/06
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present research project investigates if recall of recent eating episodes enhances consumption of fruits and vegetables

Conditions

Eating Behavior

Keywords

Episodic memory; Eating episodes; Fruit and vegetable intake

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Fruit or vegetable intake

  Amount eaten in grams

  One-session intervention, an average of 30 min.

Study Arms (2)

Eating recall condition

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive a questionnaire asking them to write down what they ate the day before at breakfast, between breakfasts and lunch, at lunch, between lunch and dinner, at dinner, and after dinner, reporting for each episode the foods and drinks consumed, place, time of the day and people present (10).

Behavioral: Eating recall condition

Non-eating recall condition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants receive a questionnaire asking them to write down their school, homework (assignment), study, or work-related activities, two at morning, two at afternoon and two at night, of the day before reporting the name of each activity, place, time of the day and people present.

Behavioral: Non-eating recall condition

Interventions

Eating recall condition BEHAVIORAL

Recall of eating episodes would increase subsequent intake of fruit or vegetable items

Also known as: Cognitive approaches for eating behaviour

Eating recall condition

Non-eating recall condition BEHAVIORAL

Recall of non-eating episodes would not influence subsequent intake of fruit or vegetable items

Non-eating recall condition

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age 18-25 years old
• Body mass index within ranges of healthy weight and overweight or slight obesity (18.5 to 24.9 and 25.0 to 34.9 kilograms divided by squared height)

You may not qualify if:

• Fruit hypersensibility
• Vegetable hypersensibility
• Chronic ill health

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Médicas

Toluca, State of Mexico, 50130, Mexico

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Officials

• Antonio Laguna Camacho, PhD

  CICMED. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Mexico

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The experimental aim is concealed presenting it as a "study on memory of daily activities"
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Full-time Professor

Model Details: The participants are allocated to one of the two conditions (experimental or control condition) of the study in a randomised sequence.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2018
• First Posted: October 9, 2018
• Study Start: August 20, 2018
• Primary Completion: October 5, 2018
• Study Completion: July 31, 2019
• Last Updated: August 30, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: 28 November 2018

Locations

ME (1)