Effects of Fresh Watermelon Consumption on Satiety and Cardiometabolic Health

March 14, 2024 updated by: Mee Young Hong, San Diego State University
The goal of the proposed study is to determine the effects of fresh watermelon fruit consumption on satiety, metabolic parameters and weight management.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

40

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 Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92182-7251
        • Recruiting
        • Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, SDSU
        • Contact:

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

16 years to 53 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-55 years old
  • BMI 25-40

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Smoker
  • Pregnant woman
  • Required dietary supplement use
  • Required medication of metabolic disorders
  • Allergy to watermelon or gluten

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Watermelon
Other: Watermelon
Participants will consume 100 Kcal of watermelon fruit (2 cups) daily for 4 weeks.
Active Comparator: Low fat cookies
Other: Low fat cookies
Participants will consume 100 Kcal of low fat cookies daily for 4 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change of Satiety
Time Frame: 0, 20, 40, 60, 90 and 120 minutes post snack consumption
Hunger feeling (appetite) will be examined using visual analog scale (0-10): 0 is least and 10 greatest.
0, 20, 40, 60, 90 and 120 minutes post snack consumption

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

San Diego State 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 (Actual)

September 15, 2017

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 15, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 11, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

December 21, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 18, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HS-2017-0139

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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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