Effects of Variety and Portion Size on Meal Intake of Adults

NCT ID: NCT05152693

Last Updated: 2021-12-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-20

Study Completion Date

2023-01-27

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the combined effects of meal variety and portion size on food intake at a meal. The study will also explore relationships with eating microstructure such as eating rate and bite size. Additionally, other individual characteristics will be examined for their influence on the effects of variety and portion size on meal intake.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Eating Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Low Variety Small Portion Without Beverage

Test meal with food components mixed together (low variety) with a small portion of food served without water

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Low variety

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal components are mixed together on the plate

Small Portion Size

Intervention Type OTHER

Small meal portion size

Without Beverage

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal served without water

High Variety Small Portion Without Beverage

Test meal with food components separated on the plate (high variety) with a small portion of food served without water

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High Variety

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal components are served separately on the plate

Small Portion Size

Intervention Type OTHER

Small meal portion size

Without Beverage

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal served without water

Low Variety Small Portion With Beverage

Test meal with food components mixed together (low variety) with a small portion of food and water

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Low variety

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal components are mixed together on the plate

Small Portion Size

Intervention Type OTHER

Small meal portion size

With Beverage

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal served with water

High Variety Small Portion With Beverage

Test meal with food components separated on the plate (high variety) with a small portion of food and water

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High Variety

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal components are served separately on the plate

Small Portion Size

Intervention Type OTHER

Small meal portion size

With Beverage

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal served with water

Low Variety Large Portion With Beverage

Test meal with food components mixed together (low variety) with a large portion of food and water

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Low variety

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal components are mixed together on the plate

Large Portion Size

Intervention Type OTHER

Large meal portion size

With Beverage

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal served with water

High Variety Large Portion With Beverage

Test meal with food components separated on the plate (high variety) with a large portion of food and water

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High Variety

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal components are served separately on the plate

Large Portion Size

Intervention Type OTHER

Large meal portion size

With Beverage

Intervention Type OTHER

Meal served with water

Interventions

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Low variety

Meal components are mixed together on the plate

Intervention Type OTHER

High Variety

Meal components are served separately on the plate

Intervention Type OTHER

Small Portion Size

Small meal portion size

Intervention Type OTHER

Large Portion Size

Large meal portion size

Intervention Type OTHER

With Beverage

Meal served with water

Intervention Type OTHER

Without Beverage

Meal served without water

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be willing and able to travel to Penn State University Park campus weekly for meals
* Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
* Be a woman 20 - 65 years old
* Regularly eat 3 meals/day
* Be willing to refrain from drinking alcohol the day before and during test days
* Have a body mass index between 18.0 and 35.0 kg/m\*m
* Be willing to refrain from eating after 10 pm the evening before test sessions
* Be willing to participate in all study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

* Must not be a smoker
* Must not be an athlete in training
* Must not be pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of screening
* Must not have taken prescription or non-prescription drugs that may affect appetite or food intake within the last 3 months
* Must not dislike or be unable to eat the test foods (because of allergies, intolerance, or dietary restrictions)
* Must not be currently dieting to gain or lose weight
* Must not have a health condition that affects appetite
* Must not have participated in a similar study in our lab in the past year
* Must not be a student, faculty, or staff member in nutritional sciences or psychology
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Jenny Craig, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Penn State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Barbara J. Rolls

Professor of Nutrition and Director of The Laboratory For The Study of Human Ingestive Behavior

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior, The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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FoodVariety101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id