A Pilot Laboratory Study Investigating How Physical Tasks and Hunger Affect Taste Perception
Status
Unknown
Conditions
Food Consumption
Perseverance
Treatments
Other: Cookies
Behavioral: Complex physical task
Behavioral: Simple physical task
Behavioral: No physical task
Other: Vegetables
Study type
Interventional
Funder types
Other
NIH
Identifiers
Details and patient eligibility
About
This one time pilot laboratory study focuses on examining the relationship between different types of physical tasks and taste perception of high and low-calorie foods among hungry individuals.
Enrollment
120 estimated patients
Sex
All
Ages
18+ years old
Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Inclusion criteria
- Willing to travel to laboratory around lunchtime for the study
- Willing to abstain from eating and drinking caloric beverages for at least 4 hours prior to completing the study
- Typically eats lunch
Exclusion criteria
- Diabetes, eating disorder, or any other condition that makes it unadvisable for participant to refrain from eating or drinking caloric beverages for 4 hours.
- Food allergies that would prevent participants from eating chocolate chip cookies or vegetables
- Pregnant or lactating
- Typically goes for longer than 5 hours (not counting sleep time) between meals and snacks
- Physical disabilities that would make it difficult for the participant to walk or to use their hands to grasp objects
Trial design
Primary purpose
Basic Science
Allocation
Randomized
Interventional model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Single Blind
120 participants in 4 patient groups
No physical task + Taste cookies
Active Comparator group
Description:
Participants in this arm do not engage in a physical activity task. They are asked to taste test chocolate chip cookies.
Treatment:
Behavioral: No physical task
Other: Cookies
No physical task + Taste vegetable
Active Comparator group
Description:
Participant does not complete a physical activity. Asked to taste test raw celery or radishes.
Treatment:
Other: Vegetables
Behavioral: No physical task
Simple physical task + Taste vegetables
Active Comparator group
Description:
Participants are asked to complete a simple physical task and are asked to taste test raw celery or radishes.
Treatment:
Other: Vegetables
Behavioral: Simple physical task
Complex physical task + Taste vegetables
Active Comparator group
Description:
Participants complete a more complex physical task that is novel and challenging. They are asked to taste test raw celery or radishes.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Complex physical task
Other: Vegetables
Trial contacts and locations
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Central trial contact
Xiaomeng Xu, PhD
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