Sedentary Screen Time Activities on Food Intake

December 13, 2012 updated by: Nick Bellissimo, Ryerson University

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

31

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

  • Canada
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
        • Department of Applied Human Nutrition
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
        • School of Nutrition, Ryerson 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

9 years to 14 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthy girls with no emotional, behavioral or learning problems

Exclusion Criteria:

  • boys

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

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Television Viewing
Television viewing before mealtime
Behavioral: Television Viewing before mealtime
Experimental: Video Game Playing
Video Game Playing before mealtime
Behavioral: Video Game Playing
Experimental: Computer Use
Computer Use before mealtime
Behavioral: Computer Use
Experimental: Sitting Quietly
Sitting Quietly before mealtime
Behavioral: Sitting quietly

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Food Intake (kcal)
Time Frame: measured at 45 minutes after the treatment
measured at 45 minutes after the treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Subjective appetite
Time Frame: 0-75 minutes
Subjective appetite (in mm) determined by visual analogue scale
0-75 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ryerson University

Collaborators

Mount Saint Vincent University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 12, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

December 17, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 17, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2012

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REB 2012-120-002

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