Appetite Responses to Breakfast Bar Product

N/ACompletedNCT06569043

General Mills120 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate appetite responses to 2 cereal products in healthy adults.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Satisfaction, Consumer

Interventions

Breakfast BarOTHER

Packaged breakfast bar product available in retail stores

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy adults 18-70 years * Habitual snack bar consumers (at least several times per month) * Body mass index 18.5-29.9 kg/m2 (based on self-reported weight and height) * Understand and willing to follow the study procedures * Willing to maintain habitual diet, physical activity pattern, and body weight throughout the trial * Willing to abstain from strenuous exercise, consuming alcoholic drinks 24 hours before the test day * Willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women, or women who are planning to become pregnant during the study * Known food allergies, sensitivities, or intolerance to any food or food ingredients * Participating in another clinical trial for food, investigational drug, nutritional supplement, or lifestyle modification * Taking medications that affect appetite, metabolism or blood pressure * Presence of acute diseases or infection * Presence or history of chronic diseases * Diagnosed with an eating disorder * Restraint eaters as determined by a score \>4 from the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire * Lost or gained 5 or more pounds in the past 3-months * On a weight loss diet or undergoing intermittent fasting * COVID-19 infection within the past 3 months * Subjects who do not eat bar products

Locations (1)

Remote

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analogue Scale for Hunger 0-240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how hungry are you right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more hunger. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a lower mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Time frame: 240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for Fullness 0-240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how full are you right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more fullness. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a higher mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Time frame: 240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for Satiation 0-240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how satiated are you right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more satiation. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a higher mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Time frame: 240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for Desire to Eat 0-240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how strong is your desire to eat right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more desire to eat. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a lower mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Time frame: 240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for Prospective Consumption 0-240 minutes

Visual Analogue Scale for "how much do you think you can eat right now?" is scored from 0-100 millimeters (mm), whereby a higher mm indicates more prospective consumption. Comparing change from 0 minutes (baseline) to 240 minutes, whereby a lower mm change from baseline indicates a better outcome.

Time frame: 240 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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