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Cognitive Distraction on Food Intake: Randomized Crossover Exploratory Study

NCT04078607 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 119

Last updated 2019-09-06

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Summary

This study determined effects of a cognitive distraction on amount, preference, and memory of food consumed and perceptions of fullness, hunger, and enjoyment of food in a healthy young-adult population. A randomized controlled crossover study of 119 healthy adults, assigned to begin in either the distracted or control condition, was conducted.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Rapid Visual Information Processing task

A series of numbers appeared on a computer screen at a rate of one per minute. Each participant was required to identify any series of three consecutive odd or even numbers by hitting the space bar on the keyboard. The task lasted 15 minutes and included a 1-minute practice session before food being served. Participants were instructed to eat at will while completing the computer task.

BEHAVIORAL

None or Control condition

Participant were instructed to eat at will during a 15-minute duration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shelly Nickols-Richardson, PhD · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-04-30
Completion
2018-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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