Effects of Watermelon Consumption on Satiety and Digestive Health

San Diego State University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Satiety

Treatments: Other: Red juice; Other: Watermelon juice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04096586

HS-2019-0103

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the proposed research is to determine the effects of watermelon (fruit and rind blenderized) on satiety, metabolic markers, bowel habits, microbiome and weight management in children and adults

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Generally healthy subjects

Exclusion criteria

• Smoker
• Pregnant woman
• Required dietary supplement use
• Required medication of metabolic disorders
• Allergy to watermelon

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Red juice

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects consume 8 fl oz of red juice daily for 8 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Red juice

Watermelon juice

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects consume 8 fl oz of watermelon juice daily for 8 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Watermelon juice