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

NCT01758302 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-01-01

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Food Consumption
  • Perseverance

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Simple physical task

Participants are asked to complete a 1-time simple physical task that is not challenging nor novel (moving small objects across a room).

BEHAVIORAL

Complex physical task

Participants are asked to complete a 1-time physical task that is low intensity but somewhat complex (involves a novel request to move objects in a way that is challenging and requires some coordination).

OTHER

Cookies

Participants are asked to taste test chocolate chip cookies

OTHER

Vegetables

Participants are asked to taste test raw celery or radishes

BEHAVIORAL

No physical task

As a control, for 2 of the arms, participants are not asked to engage in a physical task

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • The Miriam Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xiaomeng Xu, PhD · The Miriam Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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