Status:

COMPLETED

The Food Intake Phenotype: Assessing Eating Behavior and Food Preferences as Risk Factors for Obesity

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Obesity

Overweight

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

The prevalence of obesity in the United States has reached alarming proportions with 33% of adults over the age of 20 being overweight. Obesity is more than twice as prevalent, however, in the Pima In...

Detailed Description

The prevalence of obesity in the United States has reached alarming proportions with 33% of adults over the age of 20 being overweight. In some populations, obesity is even more prevalent. Although th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy, as determined by medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests.
  • 18-65 years old
  • Non-diabetic status

Exclusion

  • Hypo- or hyper-thyroid
  • Blood pressure greater than 160/95
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Gallbladder disease
  • Alcohol and/or current use of drugs (more than 2 drinks per day and regular use of drugs such as amphetamines, cocaine, or heroin)
  • Psychiatric conditions or behavior that would be incompatible with safe and successful participation in this study, including claustrophobia and eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia nervosa
  • 8\. Use of medications affecting metabolism and appetite
  • 9\. Pregnancy
  • 10\. Current use of nicotine products, including tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine replacement therapies that exceed Very Low Dependence on the Fagerstr(SqrRoot)(Delta)m Test for Nicotine Dependence Tool (score greater than 2).
  • Subjects may be excluded or withdrawn from the study if they have any conditions not specifically mentioned above that may interfere with the collection of the food intake. This includes such issues as not following study and unit policies and procedures, diagnosis of contraindications following admission, and development of illness/infection unrelated to the study. For example, volunteers who do not comply with the vending machine protocol (i.e., share food, do not record what they eat, eat outside of room, etc) may be withdrawn from the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 24 1999

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

669 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00342732

Start Date

November 24 1999

Last Update

December 24 2025

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NIDDK, Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85014

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