Status:
RECRUITING
Visceral Adiposity, Vagal Tone and Food Preferences: a Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
Laval University
Conditions:
Adiposity
Food Preferences
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Brief Summary
Food preferences are defined by a number of measurable parameters, such as per se food choices, sensitivity of taste and olfactory sensory perceptions, hedonic appreciation of foods ("liking") and mot...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Have a BMI between 18.5 and 35 kg/m²;
- French-speaking;
- Be able to travel to the Research Center of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec for an investigative visit.
Exclusion
- Smokers ;
- Women who know they are pregnant, breastfeeding or menopausal;
- Who have been diagnosed with type I or type II diabetes;
- Having undergone bariatric surgery or obesity medication (GLP1 analogue, naltrexon-bupropion combination, etc.);
- Presenting an allergy or intolerance to one of the products used in the sensory tests (taste test: sucrose, sodium chloride, citric acid, quinine hydrochloride dihydrate; olfactory test: citrus, lemongrass, cinnamon, mint, peppermint, banana, anise, turpentine, garlic, coffee, apple, clove, pineapple, rose, geranium, eucalyptus, wormwood, fennel, caraway, leather, n-butanol, linalool, pyridine, diethyl phthalate, propylene glycol);
- Have a history of pathologies which, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the study criteria, such as ENT, neurological, upper digestive or cardiac pathologies;
- Receiving long-term pharmacological treatment, in particular antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, beta-blockers, etc. ;
- Presenting or having presented in the last 6 months a thymic episode such as depression, bipolar disorder, etc. ;
- Wearing a cardiostimulator (pacemaker);
- Minors or adults under guardianship.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 11 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06175988
Start Date
December 11 2023
End Date
December 30 2025
Last Update
October 9 2024
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IUCPQ
Québec, Quebec, Canada