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The Effects of Chewing Gum on a Computer Task and Liking Ratings of Ice Cream

NCT02198911 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-04-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine if chewing gum before an eating bout will increase the rate of habituation and subsequently reduce energy intake within the eating bout.

Conditions

  • Habituation

Interventions

OTHER

NO GUM

For the NO GUM condition, participants will not chew gum before engaging in a computer task that will allow participants to earn points for MCC ice cream that they can consume.

OTHER

MCC (Mint Chocolate Chip gum)

For the MCC gum condition, participants will chew MCC gum before engaging in a computer task that will allow participants to earn points for MCC ice cream that they can consume.

OTHER

C (Cinnamon gum)

For the C gum condition, participants will chew Cinnamon gum before engaging in a computer task that will allow participants to earn points for MCC ice cream that they can consume.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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