Sensory Stimulation as a Driver of Diet-induced Thermogenesis
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-40
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
About this trial
This study aims to assess the influence of sensory stimulation on diet-induced energy expenditure by way of a clinical cross-over trial in 24 healthy participants either receiving a meal bolus with (orally) and without sensory stimulation (nasogastric-tube).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
healthy volunteers of any gender
BMI between 18-25 kg/m2
age between 18 and 40 years
Disqualifiers
concomitant medication except for prescription free analgetics (paracetamol, NSAIDs) and oral contraceptives
clinically significant concomitant disease states (e.g. renal failure, hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus),
allergy to local anaesthetic or any of the study meal ingredients
known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- sensory exposure
- sensory deprivation
Treatment groups
24 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov