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NCT Number: NCT01684553

The Effect of Changing the Eating Speed on Energy Intake

It was hypothesized that eating a meal slowly would lead to a lower meal energy intake and lesser feelings of hunger and desire to eat and higher levels of fullness after the meal compared to eating the same meal more quickly.

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Key information

Conditions

Oral Intake Reduced

Age range

19 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas, 76129, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Men and women ages 19-65 years.

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2),
  • dieting,
  • taking medications that affect appetite,
  • participating in > 150 min/wk of vigorous physical activity,
  • smoking,
  • drinking heavily (men: > 14 alcoholic drinks/wk; women: > 7 alcoholic drinks/wk),
  • self-reported disordered eating,
  • depression,
  • type 1 or 2 diabetes,
  • adrenal disease, or
  • untreated thyroid disease.

Treatment and study plan

Slow eating condition

Behavioral

The subjects were asked to eat their meal slowly during the slow eating condition

Fast eating condition

Behavioral

The subjects were asked to eat their meal quickly during the fast eating condition

Primary outcomes

  1. Meal energy intake

    Time frame: Day 1

  2. Meal energy intake

    Time frame: Day 2

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hunger questionnaire

    Time frame: 0 and 60 min after the meal began

  2. Fullness questionnaire

    Time frame: 0 and 60 min after the meal began

  3. Desire to eat questionnaire

    Time frame: 0 and 60 min after the meal began

  4. Thirst questionnaire

    Time frame: 0 and 60 min after the meal began

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Texas Christian University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Changing the Eating Speed on Energy Intake: a Randomized Cross-over Study

Acronym: EatSpeed

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Sep 13, 2012
Registry last updated
Sep 13, 2012

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