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Evaluation of the effect of eating utensils sizes on food intake during a meal in obese or overweight patients

Comparison of food intake in Large and small dishware in obese or overweight patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016041516123N7
Enrollment
50
Registered
2016-04-24
Start date
2016-04-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity. Obesity due to excess calories

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: patients will receive small size eating utensil including small size ceramic dining plate (19.5 Cm), small spoon (5 ml), small fork and a 120 ml glass. Each patient
Lifestyle
Intervention group: patients will receive small size eating utensil including small size ceramic dining plate (19.5 Cm), small spoon (5 ml), small fork and a 120 ml glass. Each patient in the interven
Control group: patients will receive large size eating utensil including large size ceramic dining plate (25 Cm), large spoon (15 ml), large fork and a 120 ml glass. Each patient in control group will

Sponsors

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age between 19-60 years old; body mass index of equal or more than 25; complete mental and physical health (according to annual medical check-up of university staff) and having no comorbidities of overweight and obesity such as High Blood Pressure; Asthma; Arteriovascular disease and so on. Exclusion criteria: being menopause or premenopausal in women population; being an athlete or doing exercise regularly; following a therapeutic or weight management diet; following any life style or eating related habits modification program or social network; taking weight loss medicine over last three month; taking any sensory disrupting medicine; drug or alcohol addiction; Having metabolic or gastrointestinal disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Carbohydrate intake. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Food analyzer software, scale, grams.;Protein intake. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Food analyzer software, scale, grams.;Fat intake. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Food analyzer software, scale, grams.;Energy intake. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Food analyzer software, scale, grams.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mayonnaise intake. Timepoint: At the same time with intervention. Method of measurement: Scale, grams.;Salad consumption. Timepoint: At the same time with intervention. Method of measurement: Scale, grams.;Chiken consumption. Timepoint: At the same time with intervention. Method of measurement: Scale, grams.;Rice consumption. Timepoint: At the same time with intervention. Method of measurement: Scale, grams.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026