The Influence of Energy Density and Information on Meal Intake in Adults

NCT04404998 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: FoodED601
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 11
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of how energy density and cognitive framing of satiation using food information can influence consumption at a meal. This study also aims to investigate the influence of energy density and food information on sensory specific satiety (the decline in the subjective pleasantness of a food as it is eaten).

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in food intake by weight

  Weight of food consumed measured in grams (g)

  Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4

• Change in energy intake

  Energy content of food consumed measured in kilocalories (kcal)

  Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Change in palatability rating of food samples

  Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4

• Change in prospective consumption rating of food samples

  Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4

• Change in hunger rating

  Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4

• Change in fullness rating

  Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4

• Change in test meal prospective consumption rating

  Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4

Study Arms (4)

Lower Energy Density & Lower Satiation

EXPERIMENTAL

Test meal with lower energy density and lower satiation information

Other: Lower Energy Density; Other: Lower Satiation

Lower Energy Density & Higher Satiation

EXPERIMENTAL

Test meal with lower energy density and higher satiation information

Other: Lower Energy Density; Other: Higher Satiation

Higher Energy Density & Lower Satiation

EXPERIMENTAL

Test meal with higher energy density and lower satiation information

Other: Higher Energy Density; Other: Lower Satiation

Higher Energy Density & Higher Satiation

EXPERIMENTAL

Test meal with higher energy density and higher satiation information

Other: Higher Energy Density; Other: Higher Satiation

Interventions

Lower Energy Density OTHER

Test meal with lower energy density

Lower Energy Density & Higher Satiation; Lower Energy Density & Lower Satiation

Higher Energy Density OTHER

Test meal with higher energy density

Higher Energy Density & Higher Satiation; Higher Energy Density & Lower Satiation

Lower Satiation OTHER

Information on lower satiation

Higher Energy Density & Lower Satiation; Lower Energy Density & Lower Satiation

Higher Satiation OTHER

Information on higher satiation

Higher Energy Density & Higher Satiation; Lower Energy Density & Higher Satiation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Ability to attend all test meals
• Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
• Regularly eat 3 meals/day
• Being willing to avoid alcohol the day before and during test days
• Have a body mass index greater than 18.0 kg/meters squared
• Being willing to refrain from eating after 10 pm the evening before test sessions

You may not qualify if:

• Being a smoker
• Being an athlete in training
• Being pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of screening
• Have taken prescription or non-prescription drugs that may affect appetite or food intake within the last 3 months
• Dislike or inability to eat the test foods
• Currently dieting to gain or lose weight
• Have a health condition that affects appetite
• Have participated in a similar study in our lab in the past year
• Being a student, faculty, or staff member in nutritional sciences or psychology

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Penn State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior, The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Nutrition and Director of the Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 11, 2020
• First Posted: May 28, 2020
• Study Start: August 3, 2021
• Primary Completion: November 8, 2021
• Study Completion: November 8, 2021
• Last Updated: December 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)