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Postprandial Effects of a Hallucinatory Meal on Appetite Regulation

NCT03934580 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2019-05-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Several and complex mechanisms are involved in the regulation of appetite and food intake in humans. By means of rapid hypnosis techniques, it is possible to induce some individuals to hallucinate a meal.

The same meal (breakfast) is administered as i) a real meal and ii) is evoked as a hallucination under hypnosis in healthy postmenopausal women. The aim of this pilot randomized-controlled cross-over trial is to assess appetite sensation and the blood levels of the appetite-related hormones in the participants.

Conditions

  • Change in Subjective Appetite Score (VAS)

Interventions

OTHER

hallucinated meal

a breakfast meal (white bread plus ham and cheese with 250 ml still water) is hallucinated by participants under hypnosis

OTHER

Real meal

A real breakfast (white bread plus ham and cheese with 250 ml still water) is consumed by participants

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Turin, Italy

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2017-12-30
Completion
2019-02-28

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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