A Pilot Laboratory Study Investigating How Physical Tasks and Hunger Affect Taste Perception

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Conditions studied: Food Consumption, Perseverance

In brief

This one time pilot laboratory study focuses on examining the relationship between different types of physical tasks and taste perception of high and low-calorie foods among hungry individuals.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01758302

Run by

The Miriam Hospital

People needed

120

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Willing to travel to laboratory around lunchtime for the study
• Willing to abstain from eating and drinking caloric beverages for at least 4 hours prior to completing the study
• Typically eats lunch

You may not qualify if…

• Diabetes, eating disorder, or any other condition that makes it unadvisable for participant to refrain from eating or drinking caloric beverages for 4 hours.
• Food allergies that would prevent participants from eating chocolate chip cookies or vegetables
• Pregnant or lactating
• Typically goes for longer than 5 hours (not counting sleep time) between meals and snacks
• Physical disabilities that would make it difficult for the participant to walk or to use their hands to grasp objects

Where it is running

• The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center — Providence, Rhode Island, United States (enrolling)

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