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NCT Number: NCT03134365

Palatability and Postprandial Sensations

Aim: to determine the effect of palatability on the cognitive (satiation/fullness) and emotive (digestive well-being/mood) responses to meal ingestion. The postprandial responses to conventional (potato and cheese cream followed by vanilla cream) versus unconventional test meals (mixture of both creams) with identical composition (350 Kcal) and physical characteristics (colour, texture, consistency, temperature) but distinctively different palatability will be studied on a cross over-design. The responses to the meals will be tested on 2 different days.

Participants (22 non-obese healthy men) will be instructed to eat a standard dinner the day before, to consume a standard breakfast at home after overnight fast, and to report to the laboratory, where the test meal will be administered 5 h after breakfast. Studies will be conducted in a quiet, isolated room with participants sitting on a chair. Perception will be measured at 5 min intervals 10 min before and 20 min after ingestion and at 10 min intervals up to 60 min after the probe meal.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • non obese

Exclusion criteria

  • history of gastrointestinal symptoms
  • prior obesity
  • use of medications
  • history of anosmia and ageusia
  • current dieting
  • alcohol abuse
  • psychological disorders
  • eating disorders

Treatment and study plan

Mixed meal

Other

Mixed meal with identical composition and physical characteristics (colour, texture, consistency, temperature) but distinctively different palatability.

Combined meal

Other

Combined meal.

Primary outcomes

  1. Meal palatability

    Time frame: 1 day

    Meal palatability measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal

  2. Change in digestive well-being measured after the test meal

    Time frame: 1 day

    Change in average well-being measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in satiety measured after the test meal

    Time frame: 1 day

    Change in average satiety measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal

  2. Change in fullness sensation measured after the test meal

    Time frame: 1 day

    Change in average fullness measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal

  3. Change in abdominal discomfort/pain sensation measured after the test meal

    Time frame: 1 day

    Change in average abdominal discomfort/pain measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal

  4. Change in mood measured after the test meal

    Time frame: 1 day

    Change in average mood measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Factors to Determine the Responses to Meal Ingestion: Palatability

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 28, 2017
Registry last updated
Apr 28, 2017

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