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NCT05659771
Opportunities for Food Reformulation
Conditions: Overweight and Obesity
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – 55 Years
Healthy volunteers: 1
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 75
Sponsor: Wageningen University
Location: Netherlands
Summary
The objective of this study is to determine the independent and additive effects of food texture and energy density on food and energy intake compared to a control condition.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Between 18-55 years old at the day of inclusionAble to understand and speak English fluently or without difficulty (self-report)BMI 18.5-30 kg/m2 - measured by the researchers at the end of information meetingGood general health and appetite ( self-report)Commonly (5 out of 7 week days) eating three meals a day every day around approximately the same times(Self-report).Exclusion Criteria:Difficulties with swallowing, chewing and or eating in generalSuffering from an endocrine or eating disorder, gastrointestinal illness or illness of the thyroid gland, respiratory disease or diabetes.Having taste or smell disorders (self-report)Braces (not including a dental wire) or oral piercingSmokingConsuming on average more than 21 glasses of alcohol per week (21)Not willing to stop using drugs during the study period (from inclusion till last test session)Use of medication that may influence study outcomes (self-report)Allergies or intolerance to any ingredient of the test meals or snacksNot willing to eat the test food because of eating habits, believes or religion.Following a vegetarian or vegan dietLactose intolerantMen having facial hair such as a beard as facial movements cannot be analysed.Followed an energy restricted diet during the last 2 monthsGained or lost 5 kg of body weight over the last half yearHigh restrained eater according to the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (men: score>2.89,
women>3.39 )Signed up for participating in another research studyEmployee of Human Nutrition department of Wageningen universityThesis student or intern at the chair group of Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour Human Nutrition (WUR).Intensive exercising more than 8 hours per weekLow score for liking the test foods on a nine point likert scale based on pictures of the food items.Unfamiliar with the test foods (self-report).
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05659771). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
