A Pilot Laboratory Study Investigating How Physical Tasks and Hunger Affect Taste Perception

The Miriam Hospital1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentJanuary 2012

ConditionsFood Consumption Perseverance

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Food Consumption
Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital
Enrollment: 120
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: physical perseverance
Last Updated: 13 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2012

End Date

August 2013

Last Updated

13 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

The Miriam Hospital

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

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