healthy subject
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. subjects who, after receiving a full explanation and with full understanding, give their free written consent to participate in this study 2. subjects who are between 20 and 65 years old at the time of consent (regardless of gender for the purpose of the pilot study)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. those with underlying medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, etc.) 2. others who are deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For the effects of metronome rhythm (4 groups) on mastication tempo and total meal time, multiple comparisons will be made by Tukey method after One Way ANOVA in the case without adjustment. In the case with adjustment, age, gender, and BMI will be used as covariates, and the comparison of chewing tempo and number of chews in the metronome rhythm (4 groups) will be performed by analysis of covariance. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The dependent variable was mastication tempo (number of chews), and the independent variables were body size, grip strength, physical function, total energy and nutrient intake, age, sex, and BMI. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Fujita health university Department of Clinical Nutrition, faculty of Medicine,