The Effect of Television Watching on Liking of Food

Hunger Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Television Watching on Liking of Food in Normal Weight Adults 18-35

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02505490
• Other study ID #: UTK IRB-15-02352-XP
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 6, 2015
• Last updated: April 3, 2018
• Start date: June 2015
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: April 2018
• Source: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of television viewing on liking of food.

Description:

The objective of this investigation is to determine whether participants will have a change of liking of food based on television viewing. The specific aims of the study are:

1. Determine the effect of television on liking of food.

2. Determine the effect of no television on liking of food.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: July 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between the ages of 18 and 35 years

• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 kg/m2 and 24.9 kg/m2

• Unrestrained eater (= 12 on the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire [TFEQ-R])

• Report a favorable preference for foods served in the meal including: macaroni and cheese and salad (dressing will be chosen by the participant via initial phone screen), participants must rate each food item = 3 during phone screen and = 50 on a visual analogue scale (VAS) during the initial screening session

• Regularly eat a meal before 10:00 am

• Are able to complete all sessions within eight weeks of the screening session

• Report being a non-smoker

• Are not taking medications that affect appetite or food intake

• Are not pregnant or breastfeeding

• Are not on a dietary plan or have dietary restrictions that prevent consumption of certain types and/or amounts of food

Exclusion Criteria:

• Binge eating; and/or

• Athletes in training

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hunger

Intervention

Other:
• Television
The purpose is to determine whether television impacts liking of food.
• No Television
The purpose is to determine whether the lack of television impacts liking of food.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Tennessee	Knoxville	Tennessee

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Effect of Television Watching on Liking of Food via Visual Analog Scale		8 weeks