Effect of Exercise With or Without Breakfast, on Metabolism, Appetite and Cognition

Northumbria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Energy Balance,; Cognitive Function.; Appetite,

Treatments: Drug: Breakfast & exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01229345

32W3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of eating breakfast in combination with exercise on fat usage, appetite and brain performance later in the day.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male
• Aged 18-45 years
• BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2
• Physically active: able to run for 1 h at a moderate pace
• Healthy

Exclusion criteria

• Smokers
• Food allergies
• Metabolic disorders
• Restrained eaters (equivalent of >7 for restrained on TFEQ)
• Consuming herbal/dietary supplements
• History of head trauma
• Learning difficulties
• ADHD
• Dyslexia
• History of migraines
• Gastric problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 4 patient groups

Breakfast & exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Breakfast & exercise

Breakfast & no exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Breakfast & exercise

No breakfast & exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Breakfast & exercise

No breakfast & no exercise

No Intervention group