Acute Effect of Cheeses With Different Energy Content on Appetite — STABLE  

Appetite; Lack or Loss, Nonorganic Origin Clinical Trial

Official title: Acute Effect of Cheeses With Different Energy Content on Appetite

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

A double-blind, randomised crossover design will be employed with three experimental conditions; High protein/high fat hard cheese, high protein/low fat hard cheese, and low protein/high fat creme cheese served at least 7 days apart. After having successfully completed screening procedures, eligible participants will be invited for three separate test days. The test days should be performed at least 7 days apart; however for logistical reasons 4 days can be accepted. On the test days, the products will be provided in a randomized order, and subjective appetite ratings will be measured every 30 minutes for the following 3 hours. Subsequent energy intake will be measured by an ad libitum meal 3 hours following serving of the breakfast meal.

Clinical Trial Description

Participants will arrive at the laboratory after an overnight fast (at least from 10:00 pm) with the use of the least strenuously transportation possible (no bicycling or long distance walk). In addition, the preceding two days (48h) before each of the study days; no intensive physical activity or consumption of alcohol is allowed in order to obtain standardization of the participants.

Once settled into an individual feeding cubicle, visual analogue scales (VAS) will be completed for the measurement of fasting appetite levels. A standardized fixed breakfast meal (providing approximately 20% of total estimated energy need) consisting of 80 g. cheese with bread, orange juice and a cup (125 mL) of coffee/the/water (milk is not allowed). The amounts of bread (70.5 g.) and juice (132 g.) are calculated with Babybel original as reference, and these amounts for bread and juice are kept constant regardless of the cheese provided. The cheese will be served blinded together with the bread, and the brand of cheese will not be mentioned for the participants. Participants will be asked to consume this breakfast within 15 minutes and the exact meal duration (in minutes) will be noted after completing the meal in order to examine the eating rate. VAS will be used to measure subjective appetite sensations during the post-meal period as well as the pleasantness of the meal and the study products after completing the meal. VAS will be used to measure subjective appetite sensations for the following hours. Three hours following serving of the breakfast meal, participants will be provided with a homogeneous single item ad libitum lunch meal. The meal is a homogeneous dish of spaghetti bolognese providing a total of 8 MJ and the participants are instructed to eat until they are comfortably full. The energy composition of the meal is 15 E% protein, 30 E% fat and 55 E% carbohydrate. VAS will be used to measure subjective appetite sensations during the post-meal period as well as the pleasantness of the meal after completing the meal. The meal duration (in minutes) will be noted after completing the meal. The ad libitum meal ends the study day, and the participant will be free to leave afterwards. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Appetite; Lack or Loss, Nonorganic Origin

• NCT number: NCT02582723
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Copenhagen
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2015
• Completion date: November 2015