Crave Crush Behavioral Study

July 17, 2018 updated by: Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.

Crave Crush: Sugar Cravings and ad Lib Candy Uptake

The purpose of the research is to determine if participants who take "Crave Crush" will report lower cravings and palatability ratings of candy as compared to subjects who receive the placebo. Participants are self-selected university students who pass our table and verbally agree to participate in a research study about taste preferences. Data will be recorded anonymously.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

When students approach the table, research assistants will ask them to choose their favorite kind of candy from an assortment. They will ask the subjects to rate their craving for the candy before they taste it. After they try the candy, the research assistants will ask them to rate its palatability. Then they will rate their craving for another piece of candy. A research assistant will flip a coin to determine whether the subject will receive Crave Crush or placebo. While the Crave Crush or placebo is dissolving in the mouth, the students will fill out a short questionnaire with an identification number. The questionnaire will ask for their age, gender, ethnicity, approximate height and weight, and a few questions about their dietary habits.

After the tablet dissolves, research assistants will ask the students to rate their craving for another piece of candy. Research assistants will ask participants if they would like another piece of candy and have them assess palatability again. The process of offering a piece of candy and asking subjects to rate palatability will occur up to five times. Finally, subjects will be asked if they would like to take a few pieces of candy for the road and if they say yes, the number of pieces they take with them will be noted. The study activities should last no more than 5-10 minutes per participant.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

67

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • University student, having eaten within the last hour, having slept within two hours of their normal amount

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Crave Crush
Crave Crush is a plant-based tablet that alters taste perception by affecting sweet taste receptors on the tongue.
Dietary supplement: Crave Crush
Crave Crush is a dietary supplement that affects sweet taste receptors on the tongue.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
The placebo tablet is comparable in taste and is comprised primarily of sorbitol.
Dietary supplement: Placebo Comparator: Placebo
The placebo tablet is comparable in taste and is comprised primarily of sorbitol.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Self-Reported Craving Reduction
Time Frame: 10 minutes
10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Self-Reported Palatability Reduction
Time Frame: 10 minutes
10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.

Collaborators

Cravecrush
Oregon Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

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

February 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

April 20, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 19, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2018

Last Verified

July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FOUR001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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