Television Viewing (TVV) & Puberty on Lunchtime Food Intake

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity Prevention
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: water with glucose; Behavioral: TV program showed while feeding; Dietary Supplement: water with noncalorie sweetener

• Registration Number: NCT01025687
• Lead Sponsor: University of Toronto

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that television viewing will affect food intake in adolescent girls, and will depend on pubertal stage. Food intake will be measured at 30 min following a glucose(1 g of glucose/kg body weight) or sweetened noncaloric beverage with or without the presence of TV. Subjective appetite will be measured as well.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-02
• Primary Completion: 2009-09
• Study Completion: 2009-10
• Status Verified: 2009-12
• Study First Submitted: 2009-12-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-12-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-12-02
• Study First Posted: 2009-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2009-12-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy girls with no emotional, behavioral or learning problems

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Exclusion Criteria

• boys

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
glucose beverage	water with glucose	-
noncaloric beverage with TV	TV program showed while feeding	-
glucose beverage with TV	TV program showed while feeding	-
noncaloric beverage	water with noncalorie sweetener	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
food intake (kcal)	at 30 min after the treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
subjective appetite	0-120 min

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Nutritional Sciences; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada