Clinical trials: Food Preference
Diet Surveys, Food Preferences
Gender Differences in Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity: A PCA Approach
This study investigates gender differences in dietary patterns and physical activity using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). It aims to identify distinct eating and activity behaviors between men and women in order to develop…
- Trial name
- GENDPCA (NCT06654674)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,509 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Raffaele Telematic University
Adiposity, Food Preferences
Visceral Adiposity, Vagal Tone and Food Preferences: a Pilot Study
Food preferences are defined by a number of measurable parameters, such as per se food choices, sensitivity of taste and olfactory sensory perceptions, hedonic appreciation of foods ("liking") and motivation to consume them…
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Food Preferences, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- ObVague (NCT06175988)
- Testing
- Visceral adiposity
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Food Neophobia, Food Preferences
Encouraging a Plant Based Diet in an Underserved Urban Population
The investigator's goal is to promote a plant-based diet amongst the underserved urban population of Louisville with the help of educational aids and the provision of affordable resources.
- Conditions
- Food Neophobia, Food Preferences, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- NCT06090409
- Testing
- Implementing free/subsidized agricultural produce to encourage a plant-based diet.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Cardiovascular Diseases, Apolipoproteins
Functional Yogurt Consumption and Its Effects on the Lipid Profile of Healthy Subjects
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of the daily intake of yogurts enhanced with Sacha Inchi oil and hybrid palm tree oil on human plasma lipids related to cardiovascular risk factors
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Apolipoproteins, Food Preferences, Low-density-lipoprotein-type
- Trial name
- FYOPO (NCT06574711)
- Testing
- Sacha inchi oil yogurt, Hybrid palm oil yogurt, Control yogurt
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Eating Behavior
Impact of Sweeteners on Behaviour, Physiology & Health
This study aims to evaluate the acute (1-day) and repeated (2-week) effects of combinations of Sweeteners \& Sweetness Enhancer blends on metabolic, sensory, neuro-behavioural and microbiota-mediated processes involved in…
- Trial name
- SWEET-WP2-P2 (NCT04633681)
- Testing
- Sweetener and sweetness enhancer consumption
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Food Selection, Obesity
Changing Portion Size Descriptions in a Cafeteria
The goal of this this intervention is to test the degree to which a portion size labeling intervention influences consumer selection of smaller portions at two large cafés.
- Conditions
- Food Selection, Obesity, Weight Gain, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT06263621
- Testing
- Intervention "Standard"
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101,481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Hunger, Ingestive Behavior
Hunger and Learning Study in Preschoolers
This prospective random controlled cross-over intervention studies is designed to ascertain if children feel different levels of hunger and fullness before and after eating test meals consisting of high-satiety vs.
- Conditions
- Hunger, Ingestive Behavior, Obesity, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT03861208
- Testing
- diet, usual diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Food Preferences
Sweet Tooth: Nature or Nurture? Role of Long-term Dietary Sweetness Exposure on Sweetness Preferences
In recent years, social pressure has been exerted towards lowering sugar and sweetness levels in foods, with the aim of decreasing the sweetness preference of the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT04497974
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Repeated Sweet Food Consumption
Repeated Sweet Consumption and Subsequent Sweet Food Preferences and Intake
This study will assess the impact of repeated sweet versus non-sweet food consumption on subsequent sweet and non-sweet food preferences and intakes
- Trial name
- NCT03427658
- Testing
- Sweet food consumption
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Food Preferences
Online Study of the Effects of Sugary Drink Warning Labels on Consumption
The aim of this study is to determine the degree to which sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) warning labels increase consumers' knowledge about the potential health harms of SSBs and reduce SSB purchases and consumption.
- Trial name
- NCT05079477
- Testing
- Exposure to sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels, Exposure to calorie information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Sleep Deprivation, Obesity
Sleep and Metabolism
The goal of this study is to uncover sleep and circadian mechanisms contributing to adverse metabolic health. The protocol is a 21 day (7 outpatient days, 14 inpatient days) mechanistic randomized-crossover study designed to…
- Conditions
- Sleep Deprivation, Obesity, Glucose Intolerance, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- SAM (NCT05775627)
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Food Preferences
Evaluating Liking, Acceptability and Health Benefits of Grain Products
The specific aims of the Grain Study are to determine if exposure to different types of grain products, over a period of 6 weeks, changes liking and acceptability and to determine if the gut microbiota, bacterial fermentation…
- Trial name
- FL75 (NCT01403857)
- Testing
- Whole grain foods, Refined grains
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Food Selection
Evaluation of a Healthy Food Procurement Policy at Municipality-level in Nepal
The rise in chronic diseases is attributed to unhealthy eating high in sugar, salt and saturated fats, which is facilitated by the availability and consumption of these unhealthy foods.
- Trial name
- NCT05664256
- Testing
- Build capacity of canteen, Information, Education and Communication materials, Monitoring visit
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Food Preferences
A Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions Among Food Pantry Clients
Obesity, unhealthy dietary habits, and food insecurity are major public health concerns, especially affecting individuals living in poverty.
- Trial name
- NCT04011384
- Testing
- Behavioral economic intervention of online purchasing at a food pantry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Food Preferences, Obesity
Vending Labeling Sales and Intercepts Study
The aim of this study is to compare the impact of 4 different types of front of package (FOP) food and beverage messages: 1) green labels on healthy foods, 2) red/yellow/green labels on less healthy/moderately healthy/healthy…
- Conditions
- Food Preferences, Obesity, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT06260176
- Testing
- exposure to healthy labels only, exposure to healthiness information, exposure to physical activity equivalents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,065 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Nutrition, Healthy, Appetitive Behavior
Psyllium-enriched Hamburger Meatballs: Effects on Postprandial Lipidemia, Glycemia, Appetite, and Food Intake
The goal of this clinical trial is to enrich the hamburger meatball with psyllium without impairing its sensory properties and to investigate the effects on acute postprandial lipemia and glycemia, prospective food intake, and…
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Healthy, Appetitive Behavior, Food Preferences, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05825963
- Testing
- Psyllium
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Murat Günal
Food Preferences, Obesity
Online Food and Beverage Labels and Vending Machine Selections
The aim of this study is to compare the impact of 5 different types of front of package (FOP) food and beverage labels: 1) calorie labels [control], 2) green labels on healthy foods, 3) red/yellow/green labels on less…
- Conditions
- Food Preferences, Obesity, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- VLO (NCT05432271)
- Testing
- Exposure to calorie information, Exposure to healthy labels only, Exposure to healthiness information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Children, Only, Behavior, Eating
School Lunch Salad Bars and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
The investigators propose an efficacy study (i.e., do salad bars work under controlled conditions in naturalistic settings) to test whether introducing salad bars in elementary, middle, and high schools that have never had salad…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Behavior, Eating, School, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03283033
- Testing
- New salad bar, Marketing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,491 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Oral Disease, Food Selection
Oral Health-related Patterns of Food Selectivity in Dental Populations
The present study was undertaken in order to describe the clinical profiles of food selective behavior in 35-65 years dental and non-dental populations.
- Trial name
- NCT06140654
- Testing
- Clinical oral examination, Food behavior
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Rothschild
Overweight and Obesity, Malnutrition, Child
Effect of an Educational Intervention About Front of Package Labeling in Children and Caregivers.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of a digital educational intervention of front-of-package warning labeling on the selection and purchase of food in elementary school children and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT06102473
- Testing
- Nutritional education
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diana Avila Montiel