The Effects of Mindful Eating Education on Increasing Satiety Signals

Mindfulness Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Mindful Eating Education on Increasing Satiety Signals

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03573440
• Other study ID #: 5180174
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: September 2019
• Source: Loma Linda University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this graduate student research study is to is to examine the effects of mindful eating education on increasing satiety signals.

Reasons for conducting the study: Add to the body of knowledge on the science of mindful eating.

Description:

The procedures include:

Visit 1:

• The subject will be asked to meet the student investigators at the Loma Linda Student Pavilion, sign an informed consent form, sign in, and provide an email address and phone number.

• After the initial briefing, the subject will be asked to eat their meal with an investigator present.

• The subject will inform the investigator verbally when they are feeling full.

• After the subject decides to end their meal, the subject will be asked to fill out a questionnaire and be reminded to bring the same meal the following week.

Visit 2:

• The subject will be asked to meet the student investigators at the Loma Linda Student Pavilion with the same meal as the previous week.

• After receiving a brief education session, the subject will be asked to eat their meal with an investigator present.

• The subject must inform the investigator verbally when they are feeling full.

• After the subject has decided to end their meal, they will be asked to fill out a questionnaire and be reminded to meet the investigator at the same time the following week.

Visit 3:

• The subject will be asked to meet the student investigators at the Loma Linda Student Pavilion.

• The subject will be asked to complete a follow-up survey on the study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• currently enrolled at Loma Linda University

• pack or purchase their own lunch on a regular basis (willingness bring/buy the same lunch the following week)

• have a 1 hour or less lunch period.

Exclusion Criteria:

• skip breakfast

• have exercised within 2 hours of their lunch time

• smoke nicotine or marijuana

• have the condition of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes

• have newly prescribed medications 2 weeks prior to testing.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mindfulness

Intervention

Other:
• mindful education on eating
Mindful eating education material: mindful eating handout by move.va.gov. It includes topics such as: observe your body, do not judge yourself, notice your reaction to food and savor your food.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Loma Linda Universtiy	Loma Linda	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Loma Linda University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in satiety	The subject will be asked to verbally inform the investigator when they feel full. The investigator will be using a stopwatch to record when the subject has reached satiety.	change from baseline to one week