Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Chewing Gum to Facilitate Appetite Control and Weight Loss
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania
Collaborating Sponsors:
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Conditions:
Overweight
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This purpose of this study was to test the use of chewing gum as an adjunct to lifestyle modification to facilitate appetite control and weight loss in overweight and obese individuals.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 21-75 years of age
- Body Mass Index of 25-45 inclusive
Exclusion
- major medical psychiatric conditions
- medications know to effect weight
- full or partial dentures
- 18 or fewer teeth
- regular gum chewing (≥ 2 pieces/day)
- use of any tobacco product
- sensitivity to the following ingredients (mint, magnolia bark, eggs, or English Muffins)
- history of PKU
- sensitivity or allergy to aspartame
- current/history of alcohol abuse or addiction (within 5 year)
- recreational drug use
- recent significant weight change (+/- 5% in previous 6 months)
- currently pregnant or nursing and willingness not to get pregnant during course of study
- participation in any other research studies
- proximity to clinic (within one hour)
- access to reliable transportation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
146 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00871676
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
August 17 2016
Active Locations (1)
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104