Appetite and Cognition Response to a Breakfast Cereal

ConditionCognition
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorGeneral Mills

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to examine appetite and cognition responses following consumption of a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Healthy adults 18-70 years

Habitual breakfast cereal consumers (at least several times per month)

Body mass index 18.5-29.9 kg/m2 (based on self-reported weight and height)

Understand and willing to follow the study procedures, including having access to a tablet or laptop to use the online platforms for appetite and cognition measurement

Disqualifiers

Age or body mass index outside of the inclusion criteria

Pregnant or lactating women, or women who are planning to become pregnant during the study

Known food allergies, sensitivities, or intolerance to any food or food ingredients

Participating in another clinical trial for food, investigational drug, nutritional supplement, or lifestyle modification

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ready-To-Eat Cereal

    Other intervention

    Packaged Ready-To-Eat Cereal product available in retail stores

Treatment groups

184 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Ready-To-Eat CerealExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Rapid Visual Information Processing Task

This computer-based task requires participants to monitor a continuous stream of digits (1-9) presented one at a time on-screen and press the space bar when they detect three consecutive odd or three consecutive even digits. Both accuracy and reaction time will be evaluated.

Time frame
210 minutes
2

Visual Analogue Scales for Appetite

This VAS questionnaire requires participants to score from 0-100 millimeters (mm) on 6 questions relating to: hunger, fullness, satiation, desire to eat, prospective consumption and satisfaction.

Time frame
240 minutes

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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