Crave Crush Behavioral Study

Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Crave Crush; Dietary Supplement: Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry; Other

Identifiers

NCT02744885

FOUR001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the research is to determine if participants who take "Crave Crush" will report lower cravings and palatability ratings of candy as compared to subjects who receive the placebo. Participants are self-selected university students who pass our table and verbally agree to participate in a research study about taste preferences. Data will be recorded anonymously.

Full description

When students approach the table, research assistants will ask them to choose their favorite kind of candy from an assortment. They will ask the subjects to rate their craving for the candy before they taste it. After they try the candy, the research assistants will ask them to rate its palatability. Then they will rate their craving for another piece of candy. A research assistant will flip a coin to determine whether the subject will receive Crave Crush or placebo. While the Crave Crush or placebo is dissolving in the mouth, the students will fill out a short questionnaire with an identification number. The questionnaire will ask for their age, gender, ethnicity, approximate height and weight, and a few questions about their dietary habits.

After the tablet dissolves, research assistants will ask the students to rate their craving for another piece of candy. Research assistants will ask participants if they would like another piece of candy and have them assess palatability again. The process of offering a piece of candy and asking subjects to rate palatability will occur up to five times. Finally, subjects will be asked if they would like to take a few pieces of candy for the road and if they say yes, the number of pieces they take with them will be noted. The study activities should last no more than 5-10 minutes per participant.

Enrollment: 67 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• University student, having eaten within the last hour, having slept within two hours of their normal amount

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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67 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Crave Crush

Experimental group

Description:

Crave Crush is a plant-based tablet that alters taste perception by affecting sweet taste receptors on the tongue.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Crave Crush

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The placebo tablet is comparable in taste and is comprised primarily of sorbitol.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo Comparator: Placebo