Palatability and Postprandial Sensations

April 25, 2017 updated by: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

Factors to Determine the Responses to Meal Ingestion: Palatability

Aim: to determine the effect of palatability on the cognitive (satiation/fullness) and emotive (digestive well-being/mood) responses to meal ingestion. The postprandial responses to conventional (potato and cheese cream followed by vanilla cream) versus unconventional test meals (mixture of both creams) with identical composition (350 Kcal) and physical characteristics (colour, texture, consistency, temperature) but distinctively different palatability will be studied on a cross over-design. The responses to the meals will be tested on 2 different days.

Participants (22 non-obese healthy men) will be instructed to eat a standard dinner the day before, to consume a standard breakfast at home after overnight fast, and to report to the laboratory, where the test meal will be administered 5 h after breakfast. Studies will be conducted in a quiet, isolated room with participants sitting on a chair. Perception will be measured at 5 min intervals 10 min before and 20 min after ingestion and at 10 min intervals up to 60 min after the probe meal.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

22

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08035
        • University Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • non obese

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of gastrointestinal symptoms
  • prior obesity
  • use of medications
  • history of anosmia and ageusia
  • current dieting
  • alcohol abuse
  • psychological disorders
  • eating disorders

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mixed meal
Other: Mixed meal
Mixed meal with identical composition and physical characteristics (colour, texture, consistency, temperature) but distinctively different palatability.
Active Comparator: Combined meal
Other: Combined meal
Combined meal.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in digestive well-being measured after the test meal
Time Frame: 1 day
Change in average well-being measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal.
1 day
Meal palatability
Time Frame: 1 day
Meal palatability measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal
1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in satiety measured after the test meal
Time Frame: 1 day
Change in average satiety measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal
1 day
Change in fullness sensation measured after the test meal
Time Frame: 1 day
Change in average fullness measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal
1 day
Change in abdominal discomfort/pain sensation measured after the test meal
Time Frame: 1 day
Change in average abdominal discomfort/pain measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal
1 day
Change in mood measured after the test meal
Time Frame: 1 day
Change in average mood measured by 10 score scales at the end of the test meal.
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

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 (Actual)

August 4, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 23, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

December 2, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

April 28, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 28, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PR(AG)338/2016C

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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