Development and Validation of a Brief Food Noise Questionnaire

November 11, 2025 updated by: Corby K. Martin, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
The purpose of the research is to develop and test the reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to measure food noise.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Currently and to our knowledge, there are no validated questionnaires to assess food noise. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a brief food noise questionnaire. A total of 400 participants will be asked to complete the new food noise questionnaire. A subsample will also be asked to complete the questionnaire a second time to evaluate test-retest reliability. A separate subsample will also complete additional questionnaires to test convergent and discriminant validity.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

400

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

  • United States
    • Louisiana
      • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70806
        • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Study participants will be adults (18 years of age or older) residing in the United States.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • This study is open to adults (aged 18 years and above) who reside in the United States.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals who do not provide informed consent will not progress to the survey questions
  • Individuals who are currently participating in a weight loss program
  • Individuals who have a BMI lower than 18.5 kg/m2

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Scores on the Food Noise Questionnaire
Time Frame: The Food Noise Questionnaire (FNQ) was completed once as part of a larger online survey. The entire online survey was completed in approximately 30 to 45 minutes, and the FNQ items were completed in approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
Food Noise Questionnaire (FNQ) measures persistent, intrusive thoughts about food that are disruptive to daily life and make healthy behaviors difficult. The FNQ consists of five items rated on a 5-point Likert scale: strongly disagree (scored as 0); disagree (scored as 1); neither agree nor disagree (scored as 2); agree (scored as 3); and strongly agree (scored as 4). A single total score for the questionnaire is calculated by summing responses for the five items. The total FNQ score ranges from 0 to 20, with higher total scores indicating greater levels of food noise.
The Food Noise Questionnaire (FNQ) was completed once as part of a larger online survey. The entire online survey was completed in approximately 30 to 45 minutes, and the FNQ items were completed in approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Collaborators

WW International Inc

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)

April 25, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 10, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 12, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 18, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 24, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 11, 2025

Last Verified

November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PBRC 2024-012

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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