Sedentary Screen Time Activities on Food Intake

Exogenous Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Sedentary Screen Time Activities Before a Meal on Food Intake in Girls

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01750177
• Other study ID #: REB 2012-120-002
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 12, 2012
• Last updated: December 13, 2012
• Start date: June 2011
• Est. completion date: August 2012

Study information

• Verified date: December 2012
• Source: Ryerson University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose is to investigate the effect of sedentary screen time activities on food intake and subjective appetite in 9- to 14-year old normal weight and overweight/obese girls. The investigators hypothesize that pre-meal exposure to screen time activities for 45 minutes increases subjective appetite and food intake at the next meal. Food intake will be measured immediately following screen-time exposure, and subjective appetite measured throughout the study period at 0, 15, 30, 45 and 75 minutes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 31
• Est. completion date: August 2012
• Est. primary completion date: August 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 9 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy girls with no emotional, behavioral or learning problems

Exclusion Criteria:

• boys

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exogenous Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Television Viewing before mealtime

• Video Game Playing

• Computer Use

• Sitting quietly

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Department of Applied Human Nutrition	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Canada	School of Nutrition, Ryerson University	Toronto	Ontario

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ryerson University	Mount Saint Vincent University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Food Intake (kcal)		measured at 45 minutes after the treatment	No
Secondary	Subjective appetite	Subjective appetite (in mm) determined by visual analogue scale	0-75 minutes	No