The Effect of Changing the Eating Speed on Energy Intake (EatSpeed)

September 12, 2012 updated by: Meena Shah, Texas Christian University

The Effect of Changing the Eating Speed on Energy Intake: a Randomized Cross-over Study

It was hypothesized that eating a meal slowly would lead to a lower meal energy intake and lesser feelings of hunger and desire to eat and higher levels of fullness after the meal compared to eating the same meal more quickly.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76129
        • Texas Christian University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women ages 19-65 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2),
  • dieting,
  • taking medications that affect appetite,
  • participating in > 150 min/wk of vigorous physical activity,
  • smoking,
  • drinking heavily (men: > 14 alcoholic drinks/wk; women: > 7 alcoholic drinks/wk),
  • self-reported disordered eating,
  • depression,
  • type 1 or 2 diabetes,
  • adrenal disease, or
  • untreated thyroid disease.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Slow eating condition
The subjects were asked to eat their meal slowly during the slow eating condition
Behavioral: Slow eating condition
The subjects were asked to eat their meal slowly during the slow eating condition
Active Comparator: Fast eating condition
The subjects were asked to eat their meal quickly during the fast eating condition
Behavioral: Fast eating condition
The subjects were asked to eat their meal quickly during the fast eating condition

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Meal energy intake
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1
Meal energy intake
Time Frame: Day 2
Day 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Hunger questionnaire
Time Frame: 0 and 60 min after the meal began
0 and 60 min after the meal began
Fullness questionnaire
Time Frame: 0 and 60 min after the meal began
0 and 60 min after the meal began
Desire to eat questionnaire
Time Frame: 0 and 60 min after the meal began
0 and 60 min after the meal began
Thirst questionnaire
Time Frame: 0 and 60 min after the meal began
0 and 60 min after the meal began

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Texas Christian University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Meena Shah, Ph.D., Tzu Chi University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 5, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 13, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 13, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2012

Last Verified

September 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • F10-39

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