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A Pilot Study: Snacking, Willpower and Glucose Availability

NCT02258477 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 37

Last updated 2016-03-04

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Summary

To compare the effects of ingesting 100, 50 and 10 calories of glucose as compared to a non-calorie placebo (0 calorie beverage) on self-control over resisting snack foods. To test whether there is a threshold of glucose that will result in improved ease of resistance to problem foods (tested by comparing three different levels of glucose).

Conditions

  • Willpower

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sequence 1

100 calorie beverage during week 1; 10 calorie beverage during week 2; control beverage beverage during week 3; 50 calorie beverage during week 4.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sequence 2

Control beverage during week 1; 100 calorie beverage during week 2; 50 calorie beverage during week 3; 10 calorie beverage during week 4.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sequence 3

50 calorie beverage during week 1; control beverage during week 2; 10 calorie beverage during week 3; 100 calorie beverage during week 4.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sequence 4

10 calorie beverage during week 1; 50 calorie beverage during week 2; 100 calorie beverage during week 3; control beverage during week 4.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • James O Hill, PhD · Anschutz Health and Wellness Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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