The Presence of Friends Increases Food Intake in Youth

Completed

• Conditions: Total Caloric Intake; Nutrient Dense Caloric Intake; Energy Dense Caloric Intake

• Registration Number: NCT00874055
• Lead Sponsor: University at Buffalo

Brief Summary

Participants will be matched with either their friend or an unfamiliar peer who is the same gender and about the same age. Participants will have 45 minutes of free-play in an experimental room where they will have free access to energy-dense and nutrient-dense foods and an assortment of games and puzzles.

The investigators predict that participants eating with a friend will eat significantly more than participants eating with an unfamiliar peer. The investigators also predict that overweight participants eating with an overweight partner will eat significantly more than participants eating with a non overweight participant.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-10
• Primary Completion: 2008-10
• Study Completion: 2008-10
• Status Verified: 2009-04
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 2009-04-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• Boys and girls ages 9-15
• Between 15th and 95th BMI percentile for their age

Exclusion Criteria

• Sickness, psychopathology or developmental disabilities
• Participant has a cold or upper respiratory distress
• Food allergies to the study food
• Participant is on medication or has a medical condition that could influence taste, appetite or olfactory sensory responsiveness.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University at Buffalo, Division of Behavioral Medicine; 🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York, United States