MedTrace Logo

The Randomized Controlled Cocoa-Appetite Trial

NCT02408289 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2016-01-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether high-flavonoid cocoa can decrease appetite in humans. In addition the study is designed to test epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa and procyanidins, a class of compounds found in cocoa, for their ability to decrease appetite in humans.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Lo-Flav

low-flavonoid cocoa powder with 0 mg of procyanidins and 0 mg epicatechin per kg of body weight will be consumed as a beverage.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Hi-Flav

High-flavonoid cocoa powder with 3.8 mg procyanidins per kg of body weight and 0.6 mg Epicatechin per kg of body weight will be consumed as a beverage.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Epicatechin

Low-flavonoid cocoa powder plus 1 mg epicatechin per kg of body weight will be consumed as a beverage

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Procyanidins

Low-flavonoid cocoa powder plus 3.7 mg procyanidins per kg of body weight will be consumed as a beverage.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James Greenberg, Ph.D · Department of Health & Nutritional Sciences, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02408289 on ClinicalTrials.gov