Clinical trials: Meals
Nutrition Poor, Obesity
Increasing Availability of Lower Energy Meals vs. Menu Energy Labelling on Food Choice
Two randomized control trials examining human food choice (i.e. selection of high energy 'unhealthy' foods vs. selection of healthier foods).
- Conditions
- Nutrition Poor, Obesity, Diet, Healthy, Food Selection
- Trial name
- NCT04336540
- Testing
- Menu configuration (presence of energy labelling), Menu configuration (more lower energy options added)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,091 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Dietary Quality
Teaching Kitchens Intervention for Older Adults in a Senior Center in New England
This study will evaluate a culinary nutrition intervention designed to improve the quality of meals served to older adults participating in a senior center.
- Trial name
- NCT07609368
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Arterial Stiffness in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
Arterial Stiffness in Type I Diabetes Mellitus
Using radial artery tonometry to study arterial stiffness, the plan is to study a cohort of 65 children with Type I diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT02218268
- Testing
- Pre-meal bolus, No meal bolus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Aging
Inadequate Protein Intake at Specific Meals and Functionality in Middle to Older Aged Mexican Adults
This study sought to determine if the inadequate protein intake per meal (defined as eating <30 g protein or 0.4 g protein/kg body mass) at specific meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) is associated with functionality in middle to…
- Trial name
- NCT03846440
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Satiety Response
Metabolic Effects of a Pre-meal Protein Drink With or Without Added Amino Acids at a Subsequent Composite Meal
The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of intake of whey or soy protein isolates, respectively, with or without supplementation of amino acids, on post-meal insulin secretion and glycaemic regulation.
- Trial name
- NCT01586780
- Testing
- Protein drink, Reference meal
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Metformin XR BE Study in Healthy Volunteers With Single and Multiple Dose
Bioequivalence Study of Two Formulations of 500 mg Metformin Extended Release Tablet
This was a single centre, single-blind, randomized, balanced, combined single dose study under fasting condition and multiple doses study under fed condition with normal diabetic-meal, two-period, two-sequence cross-over study to…
- Trial name
- NCT01677260
- Testing
- 500 mg metformin hydrochloride extended release caplet (test drug), 500 mg metformin hydrochloride prolonged release tablet (reference drug)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dexa Medica Group
Post Prandial Inflammation Markers
Study to Investigate the Efficacy of Digestive Enzymes on Inflammation After a Meal
The primary objective of the study is to assess the efficacy of Digestive Enzyme Blend #2, a digestive enzyme dietary supplement product, on markers indicative of inflammation after a meal.
- Trial name
- NCT01729793
- Testing
- Digestive Enzyme #2
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Enzyme Company
Insulin Sensitivity
Pulse-based Foods for Alleviation of Negative Consequences of Sedentary Behaviour
The hypothesis is that consumption of pulse-based foods (i.e. containing chickpeas, lentils, and split peas) during the workday will improve insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, blood lipids, body composition, and blood…
- Trial name
- NCT03941704
- Testing
- Pulse-based diet, Regular diet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Visceral Hypersensitivity
Gut Permeability, Sensitivity and Symptomatology
To better understand the relationship between gut barrier function and the symptomatology and pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Trial name
- GPSS (NCT02358564)
- Testing
- Gastrointestinal Permeability Test, Upper Endoscopy, Rectal Barostat and Infusion of Fats
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Healthy Subjects, Diet Intervention
Effects of Plant-based Polar Lipids on Acute and Second Meal Glucose Tolerance and Appetite Sensations
The overall goal of the project is to increase knowledge which can be used for the development of food products with anti-diabetic properties, with the purpose to facilitate healthier food choices for people.
- Trial name
- NCT05844085
- Testing
- Non-polar lipids, No lipids, Polar lipids low
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Glucose Response
Glycemic Effects of Meals - Repeatability Trial With Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Almost half of adults in the United States have either diabetes mellitus (DM) or prediabetes (preDM), but many are undiagnosed and unaware of their condition.
- Trial name
- GEM-RT CGM (NCT07293143)
- Testing
- Six meal challenges
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Healthy Women of Child Bearing Potential
Metabolic Availability of Methionine in Mung Beans
The goal of this study is to determine the protein quality of Philippine mung beans. The main objective of this study is to determine the metabolic availability of methionine in mung beans that the body can use.
- Trial name
- NCT06184984
- Testing
- Metabolic availability of methionine in mung beans
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Philippines
Food Consumption Database Analysis
Examination of Meal Patterns in National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS), Ireland
This study is a secondary analysis of the dietary, phenotypic and demographic data collected within the National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS), Ireland, to determine meal patterns using a variety of statistical methods.
- Trial name
- NCT03374748
- Testing
- N/A - observational study
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
School Attendance, School Dropouts
Peanut-based School Meals in Rural Ghana to Improve Attendance and Retention
The goal of this clinical trial is to test daily provision of peanut paste-based milk-containing ready-to-use school food (PM-RUF) in children 5-17 years of age in Ghana .
- Conditions
- School Attendance, School Dropouts, School Enrollment, School Feeding Programs
- Trial name
- Peanut-SMART (NCT06397989)
- Testing
- Ready-to-use school food, Standard meal
- Where
- 20 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 5,731 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Older Adults
The Effects of Texture Modified Diets on Dietary Intake and Appetite Responses in Older Adults
This study aims to investigate the effects of equicaloric texture modified and regular meals that are either fortified with protein or not on dietary intake and satiety in older adults (65+) living in the United Kingdom (UK).
- Trial name
- NCT04521374
- Testing
- Preload meals that are solid or texture modified and are fortified with protein or not fortified with protein
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Glucose Metabolism
The Effects of L-arabinose in a Meal in Healthy Men
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a meal containing different doses of L-arabinose, on the intestinal sucrase activity after intake We measure this by measuring the glucose, insulin and c-peptide after…
- Trial name
- NCT01801540
- Testing
- L-arabinose - effect on glucose metabolism
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Brain Response to Visual Food Cues
The Effect of a Meal on Brain Activation in Reward Pathways
Scientists have studied how fasting and nutrients affect brain function in animals. The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of both fasting and food intake on brain function and memory in humans.
- Trial name
- Satiety (NCT01631045)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
Form of Dairy Products on Satiety, Food Intake and Post-meal Glycaemia in Young and Older Adults
The proposed study is planned to determine the potential role for regular fat dairy products in short-term metabolic control in younger and older adults and the metabolic flexibility in response to food components, which are…
- Trial name
- NCT02491801
- Testing
- Dietary intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Protein Quality of Chlorella and Fababean Meat Analogue
Protein Quality of Fava Bean and Honey Chlorella in Humans
The goal of the project is to determine the protein quality of alternative protein sources, honey chlorella and Faba bean, ingested as mixed meals in healthy subjects equipped with naso-ileal tube.
- Trial name
- Giant Leaps (NCT06436937)
- Testing
- Single meal containing 20 g of 15N intrinsically labelled protein from honey chlorella, Single meal containing 20 g of 15N intrinsically labelled protein from faba bean meat analogue
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Volume, Energy Density
Meal Presentation and Liking
This study will investigate the energy consumed from an entree with high- or low-volume vegetables incorporated into the entree or served along side of the entree, in normal weight adults.
- Conditions
- Volume, Energy Density, Meal Presentation
- Trial name
- NCT02505230
- Testing
- Eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville