The Effect of Television Watching on Liking of Food

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

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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hunger
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: No Television; Other: Television

Detailed 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.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Tennessee
    • Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37996
      • University of Tennessee

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: No Television; The purpose is to determine whether a change in liking of food will occur with a lack of television.	Other: No Television; The purpose is to determine whether the lack of television impacts liking of food.
Experimental: Television; The purpose is to determine whether a change in liking of food will occur while watching television.	Other: Television; The purpose is to determine whether television impacts liking of food.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The Effect of Television Watching on Liking of Food via Visual Analog Scale	8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Rachel Rosenthal, BS, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 6, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 21, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): July 22, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 5, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 3, 2018
• Last Verified: April 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Lunch; Television; Macaroni and Cheese; Salad tossed in dressing
• Other Study ID Numbers: UTK IRB-15-02352-XP

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED