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Appetite Responses to Breakfast Bar Product

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Satisfaction, Consumer
Interventions
Other: Breakfast Bar
Registration Number
NCT06569043
Lead Sponsor
General Mills
Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate appetite responses to 2 cereal products in healthy adults.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy adults 18-70 years
  • Habitual snack bar consumers (at least several times per month)
  • Body mass index 18.5-29.9 kg/m2 (based on self-reported weight and height)
  • Understand and willing to follow the study procedures
  • Willing to maintain habitual diet, physical activity pattern, and body weight throughout the trial
  • Willing to abstain from strenuous exercise, consuming alcoholic drinks 24 hours before the test day
  • Willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or lactating women, or women who are planning to become pregnant during the study
  • Known food allergies, sensitivities, or intolerance to any food or food ingredients
  • Participating in another clinical trial for food, investigational drug, nutritional supplement, or lifestyle modification
  • Taking medications that affect appetite, metabolism or blood pressure
  • Presence of acute diseases or infection
  • Presence or history of chronic diseases
  • Diagnosed with an eating disorder
  • Restraint eaters as determined by a score >4 from the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire
  • Lost or gained 5 or more pounds in the past 3-months
  • On a weight loss diet or undergoing intermittent fasting
  • COVID-19 infection within the past 3 months
  • Subjects who do not eat bar products

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Breakfast BarBreakfast BarPackaged breakfast bar available in retail stores
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual Analogue Scale for Hunger 0-240 minutes240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how hungry are you right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more hunger. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a lower mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Visual Analogue Scale for Fullness 0-240 minutes240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how full are you right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more fullness. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a higher mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Visual Analogue Scale for Satiation 0-240 minutes240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how satiated are you right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more satiation. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a higher mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Visual Analogue Scale for Desire to Eat 0-240 minutes240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how strong is your desire to eat right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more desire to eat. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a lower mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Visual Analogue Scale for Prospective Consumption 0-240 minutes240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how much do you think you can eat right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more prospective consumption. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a lower mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Visual Analogue Scale for Satisfaction 0-240 minutes240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how satisfied are you right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more satisfaction. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a higher mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Remote

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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