Clinical trials: Snack Food
Hyperglycemia, Diabetes, and Obesity
Effects of Resistant Starch in a Baked Snack Bar on a Post-prandial Glycemic and Insulinemic Response
About two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight or obese which can cause adverse health consequences for those individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT02187913
- Testing
- Resistant starch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Colonization, Asymptomatic, Probiotic Intervention
Probiotic in Fruit Snack
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a fruit snack containing probiotic ''Lactobacillus rhamnosus'' can survive and establish itself more effectively in the gut when it is protected inside a natural plant-protein…
- Conditions
- Colonization, Asymptomatic, Probiotic Intervention, Gut Microbiota Diversity and Composition, Gut-brain Axis
- Trial name
- Probiotics (NCT07679490)
- Testing
- Microencapsulated Lactobacillus rhamnosus Fruit Snack
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Nutrition Disorders in Old Age
Effects of Dairy- and Berry-based Snacks on Nutritional and Functional Status and Quality of Life in Older People
Malnutrition or its risk is common among older people, especially among those receiving home care services. It impairs the quality of life of the older people and results in significant costs to society.
- Trial name
- MAVIRE1 (NCT03352388)
- Testing
- Dairy- and berry-based snacks
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Hypertriglyceridemia, Obesity
Impact of Beans and Oats Snack Bar on Hypertriglyceridemic Women
Hypertriglyceridemia is a serious condition in the Mexican population and it is considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04966494
- Testing
- BOSB
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro
Overweight, Healthy
Evaluation of Common Bean Baked Snack Consumption on Subjective Satiety, Energy Intake and Glycemic Response in People With Overweight and Normal Weight
Introduction: Overweight and obesity are associated with an unbalanced energy intake caused by unhealthy dietary habits, including a constant consumption of energy-dense foods, saturated and trans fats, refined sugars, along with…
- Trial name
- NCT05230979
- Testing
- Common bean baked snack, Cooked beans, White bread
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico
Children
Children's Familiarity With Snack Foods Changes Expectations About Fullness
The purpose of this study was to measure and quantify children's beliefs about the satiating properties (i.e. expected satiation)of snack foods.
- Trial name
- NCT01403753
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bristol
Cardiovascular Disease
The Impact of Almond Nut Consumption on Markers of CVD & Metabolic Health
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cardio-metabolic health effects of consuming almond nuts in place of habitual (usual) snack products in adults at moderate risk of developing cardiovascular disease
- Trial name
- Almonds (NCT02907684)
- Testing
- Almonds, Muffins/Crackers
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Nutritional and Metabolic Disease
Antioxidant Capacity and Vitamin A Profile in Young Adults Who Consume a Snack Bar Made From Tropical Fruits Treated With UV-C
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the impact of a snack bar on some health indicators associated with diet (plasma antioxidant capacity, lipid profile, vitamin A profile (retinol and carotenoids)) and on the…
- Trial name
- NCT03520725
- Testing
- No Intervention, Pineapple snack bar, Mango snack bar
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C.
Glycemic Response; Satiety
The Effect on Glycemic Responses and Subjective Ratings of Satiety of a Snack With or Without Ingredients to Slow Carbohydrate Digestion
The objective of this trial is to compare a snack with ingredients (whole grains and dietary fiber) to slow carbohydrate digestion to a similar control snack without such ingredients and evaluate the effect of the snack on…
- Trial name
- NCT02688283
- Testing
- Nutrient cluster
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Dietary Habits, Diet, Healthy
Sip and Snack Better (SSB) Study: Improving Added Sugar in Adolescents
Teens consume more added sugar than any other age group. Too much added sugar is associated with poor diet quality, obesity risk, and negative cardiometabolic outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07027865
- Testing
- Sip & Snack Better (SSB) Intervention, Sip & Snack Better (SSB) Tech-Only Comparison
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Glycaemic Response Measurements
Glycaemic Responses to Cracker Snacks
The purpose of this study is to determine whether added ingredient affects glycaemic responses to a cracker snack.
- Trial name
- NCT01687569
- Testing
- Control Cracker Snack, Experimental Cracker Snack 1, Experimental Cracker Snack 2
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mondelēz International, Inc.
Overweight and Obesity
Effects of Pecan Nut Snacks v Equicaloric Snacks on Appetite, Food Intake, Metabolism, Hormones and Biomarkers
This is a within-subjects crossover study that examines subjective appetite, food intake, hormone and metabolic responses to consumption of mid morning snacks of pecan nuts as compared to an iso-caloric amount of tortilla chips.
- Trial name
- NCT04484974
- Testing
- Pecan snack, Tortilla chip snack
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cystic Fibrosis
The Effect of a Pre-meal Snack and/or Exercise on Post-prandial Glycemic Excursions in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
The investigators aim to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a pre-meal snack to reduce the postprandial glycemia (PPG) excursion after a breakfast consumption in adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- SNACK_CF (NCT03710538)
- Testing
- Snack beverage, Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
Healthy
Efficacy of Movement Breaks in Real-World Settings
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of performing "exercise snacks" (short movement breaks throughout the day) on various measures of cardiometabolic health.
- Trial name
- NCT05574426
- Testing
- Movement Breaks
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Inflammation, Malnutrition
Effects of Camelina Sativa Oil in Free-living Older Adults
The present study aims at evaluating the anti-inflammatory effects of a novel food in older adult volunteers. Briefly, this randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study is performed on 91 apparently healthy older adults…
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Malnutrition, Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT04965948
- Testing
- Novel food snack
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Malnutrition
COPD: Oral Nutrition Supplements vs. Energy- and Protein Dense in Between Meal Snacks.
At least one fifth of patients in European hospitals are malnourished. Malnutrition is associated with negative consequences, including higher rates of complications, longer hospital stay, impaired wound healing and increased…
- Trial name
- COPD (NCT02251496)
- Testing
- In between meals snacks (Snacks-group), Oral nutrition supplement (ONS-group)
- Where
- Iceland
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland
Obesity
Snack Food Reinforcement in Obese and Non-obese Women
Food reinforcement, motivation to obtain food, is associated with energy intake and obesity. Finding ways to decrease the reinforcing value of unhealthy foods may help with adherence to diets and weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00837694
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity, Diabetes
Effects of Faba Bean Fractions as Ingredients in Novel Food Products on Glycemia, Appetite and Metabolic Control
The investigators hypothesized that consuming crackers or pasta enriched with faba bean fractions (faba bean protein concentrate, faba bean protein isolate, faba bean flour and faba bean starch), would reduce the blood glucose…
- Trial name
- NCT02658591
- Testing
- Crackers/pasta with added faba bean protein concentrate, Crackers/pasta with added faba bean protein isolate, Crackers/pasta with added faba bean starch
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Food Choice
Delays to Influence Snack Choice
The pervasiveness of high-calorie, nutrient-poor snacks in the environment is believed to have contributed to the epidemic levels of obesity and cardiometabolic disease in the U.S.
- Trial name
- DISC (NCT02359916)
- Testing
- Time delays on delivery of less healthy snacks, 25%/$0.25 discount on healthy snacks, 25%/$0.25 tax on less healthy snacks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32,662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Obesity
Reducing Snack Variety in Weight Loss Treatment
The rising prevalence of obesity in the United States is believed to be due to increased exposure to adverse environmental factors, such as food portion sizes and increased dietary variety.
- Trial name
- NCT00328744
- Testing
- Standard, Limited Variety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital