Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the study is to analyze the specific role of physical properties of food and mastication in the cephalic phase reflex of thermogenesis, and the involvement of the autonomic nervous system in the implementation of this reflex.

The hypothesis of the study is that oral stimulation elicited by food properties during mastication can generate changes in the amplitude of variation of thermogenesis, and that these changes are distinct from those attributable to the thermal effect of food during digestion.


Clinical Trial Description

A group of 12 subjects presenting a normal weight and a group of 12 obese subjects, with a good general health and a good dental state will be constituted. They will participate to 5 different recording sessions during which they will be invited to chew and spit out foods and chewing gums of different hardness. During recording sessions with mastication and no-mastication periods, gas exchange (O2 concentration), cardiac activity (electrocardiography) and muscular activity of masticatory muscles (electromyography) will be recorded. Blood samples will be collected during one of the sessions to analyse the kinetic of appearance of some hormones in the blood compartment during or just after mastication. The selected hormones are involved in the eating behaviour and its regulation (ghrelin, peptide C, peptide YY and glucose-like peptide 1). From these recordings, energy expenditure, heart rate variability, intensity of masticatory muscle contraction, and hormone blood appearance will be analysed in link with the nature and hardness of the food chewed. Since the food bolus is spit out after mastication (without any swallowing = sham-feeding), the changes observed in theses variables will be directly attributed to sensory information coming from oral cavity during mastication. Food choice and sport activity of each volunteer will be taken into account to compare the results obtained for the two groups (normal weight and obese).

The work will produce more data and evidence on the contribution of oral signals attributable to the food in the regulation of the energy balance. The results will also bring more knowledge on the involvement of the autonomic nervous system. Comparison of the results obtained for the two groups (normal weight and obese people), will bring some positive outcomes which could be useful in the fight against obesity. ;


Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT04050930
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Contact Patrick LACARIN
Phone 04 73 75 11 95
Email placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date December 5, 2018
Completion date December 2020

See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Not yet recruiting NCT05934318 - L-ArGinine to pRevent advErse prEgnancy Outcomes (AGREE) N/A
Recruiting NCT05867433 - Strong Teens for Healthy Schools Change Club: A Civic Engagement Approach to Improving Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Environments N/A
Completed NCT02376530 - Price Changes and Nutrient Profiling Among Adult Grocery Shoppers N/A
Completed NCT00957814 - Nutritional Orientations and Adherence, Nutritional Status, Clinical and Life Quality Parameters of Heart Failure (HF) Patients N/A
Completed NCT01040975 - Teen CHAT: Improving Physician Communication With Adolescents About Healthy Weight N/A
Completed NCT00808756 - Study on Fermentable Carbohydrates in Healthy Infants N/A
Completed NCT03290118 - The Efficacy of Front-of-package Labelling Schemes: an Experimental Study N/A
Completed NCT03575884 - Fit 5 Kids Screen Time Reduction Curriculum for Latino Preschoolers N/A
Completed NCT03963778 - Organisational Culture and Nutritional Care
Completed NCT05633251 - Using Reinforcement Schedules to Increase Fruit&Vegetable Intake, Reduce Waste, and Increase School Lunch Participation N/A
Recruiting NCT05977959 - Optimizing the Impact of the Healthy School Recognized Campus Program on Youth's CVD Risk Factors N/A
Recruiting NCT05138276 - Effect of Autologous Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells for Digestive System in Preterm Neonates Early Phase 1
Completed NCT03906851 - Active and Healthy Kids in Telemark - a School Based Health Promoting Intervention N/A
Not yet recruiting NCT02950779 - Assessment of Handgrip Strength in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease N/A
Completed NCT02486588 - Increasing Engagement With a Healthy Food Benefit N/A
Withdrawn NCT01184027 - Impact of Nutrition and Swallowing Function of Head and Neck Cancer Patients During the Course of Treatment N/A
Completed NCT01178398 - Understanding Fish Consumption Habits During Pregnancy N/A
Completed NCT01249508 - Nutrition Labeling Program to Promote Healthy Dietary Patterns N/A
Terminated NCT00577499 - Effect of Lubiprostone on Nutritional Status and Pulmonary Function in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis N/A
Completed NCT00109551 - Community Trial of Zinc Supplementation on Preschool Child Mortality and Morbidity in Southern Nepal Phase 3