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The Presence of Friends Increases Food Intake in Youth

NCT00874055 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2009-04-02

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Total Caloric Intake
  • Nutrient Dense Caloric Intake
  • Energy Dense Caloric Intake

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University at Buffalo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah J Salvy, Ph.D. · University at Buffalo

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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