N/A
N=37
A Pilot Study: Snacking, Willpower and Glucose Availability
Willpower
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02258477 ↗Enrolled (actual)
37
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Responses to the Control of Eating Questionnaire — 4.5; 5.2; 5.1; 5.2 units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Sequence 1 (Dietary_supplement); Sequence 2 (Dietary_supplement); Sequence 3 (Dietary_supplement); Sequence 4 (Dietary_supplement)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Primary completion
- Jan 2015
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Responses to the Control of Eating Questionnaire |
4.5; 5.2; 5.1; 5.2; 4.6; 5.0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Days That a Problem Snack Food Was Consumed at the Identified Time of Waning Dietary Self-control. |
13.3; 16.0; 14.6; 14.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Days That a Problem Snack Food Was Consumed at Any Time of Day in a Week. |
41.3; 44.1; 41.0; 43.3 | — |
Summary
To compare the effects of ingesting 100, 50 and 10 calories of glucose as compared to a non-calorie placebo (0 calorie beverage) on self-control over resisting snack foods. To test whether there is a threshold of glucose that will result in improved ease of resistance to problem foods (tested by comparing three different levels of glucose).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Females ages 18 - 65 years.
- Self-identify as regular snackers, with a specific problem food, who have trouble with over-consuming this snack food.
- Have intentionally lost weight in the last year and are seeking to maintain that weight loss or have unintentionally gained weight in the last year and are concerned about it.
- Generally healthy.
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
- Diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Not willing or able to follow study guidelines (ie: consuming the study beverage daily for four weeks, or completing daily compliance logs)
- Current smoker (or has stopped smoking within the last 6 months)
- Taking medications that could cause weight loss or weight gain (such as steroids, tricyclic antidepressants, chemotherapy, antipsychotics, prescribed or over the counter weight loss agents, etc).
- Current or history of eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, or diagnosed binge eating disorder)
- Current alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
- Any medical condition for which daily snacking of such problem foods would be inadvisable (i.e.: a subject with hypertension advised to avoid sodium).
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02258477). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.