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Snacking Effects on the Brain Response to Foods and Satiety During Dieting
Led by University of Colorado, Denver · Updated on 2026-03-23
70
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
108 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Colorado, Denver
Lead Sponsor
C
California Walnut Commission
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study plans to learn more about how different types of snacks may affect brain processes relating to eating behaviors during a diet intervention.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Snacking Effects on the Brain Response to Foods and Satiety During Dieting
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 25 and 45 years
- Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 27 kg/m2
- Comfortable completing a weight-loss diet program
- Willing to eat a daily snack of walnuts or pretzels provided by the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Allergy to nuts or wheat
- History of bariatric surgery
- Current eating disorder
- Current use of illicit substances
- Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or less than 6 months postpartum
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure (greater than 160/100 mmHg)
- Significant endocrine, metabolic, kidney, liver, or blood diseases affecting study results
- Use of injectable diabetes medications, sulfonylureas, or meglitinides
- Use of weight-loss medications or steroids within about 3 months before the study
- Recent significant mental health changes or hospitalizations related to mental health
- Neurological illness or injury affecting MRI data
- Weight change greater than 10% within 3 months before the study
- Participation in another weight-loss study
- Not comfortable eating study-provided meals or following a highly restrictive diet
- MRI-specific exclusions such as metal in the body or weight over 500 pounds
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Allison Hild, BS
CONTACT
K
Kristina T Legget, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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