Status:
COMPLETED
The Chocolate Study 2.0
Lead Sponsor:
USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Conditions:
Normal Weight
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-30 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test how the brain responds when enjoyable foods such as chocolate are consumed. The investigators know that eating certain types of foods can make an individual want t...
Detailed Description
The overall objective of this study is to determine dopamine (DA) neuromodulation (changes in b-wave amplitude as measured by electroretinography (ERG)) in response to consuming a highly reinforcing f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- BMI 20-24.9 kg/m2
- ability to understand and sign the consent form
- availability of transportation (i.e., participants must be able to provide their own transportation to the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center)
- be free of any major illness/disease
Exclusion
- food allergies
- participation in a weight loss diet/exercise program
- pregnancy
- lactation
- metabolic illness/disease (diabetes, renal failure, thyroid illness, hypertension)
- eye illness/disease (narrow angle glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, cataracts)
- psychiatric, neurological or eating disorders (schizophrenia, depression, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease, cerebral palsy, stroke, epilepsy, anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa)
- taking any type of prescription medication with the exception of oral contraceptives and antihyperlipidemia agents
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 25 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 5 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04037020
Start Date
July 25 2019
End Date
September 5 2019
Last Update
April 11 2025
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USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, 58203