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- Subjects may be excluded or withdrawn from the study if they have any conditions not specifically mentioned above that may interfere with the collection of the food intake.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with the vending machine protocol (i.e., share food, do not record what they eat, eat outside of room, etc) may be withdrawn from the study.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
Active Locations (1)
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NIDDK, Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85014