Sedentary Screen Time Activities on Food Intake

Effect of Sedentary Screen Time Activities Before a Meal on Food Intake in Girls

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01750177

Enrollment

Registered

2012-12-17

Start date

2011-06-30

Completion date

2012-08-31

Last updated

2012-12-17

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Conditions

Exogenous Obesity

Brief summary

The purpose is to investigate the effect of sedentary screen time activities on food intake and subjective appetite in 9- to 14-year old normal weight and overweight/obese girls. The investigators hypothesize that pre-meal exposure to screen time activities for 45 minutes increases subjective appetite and food intake at the next meal. Food intake will be measured immediately following screen-time exposure, and subjective appetite measured throughout the study period at 0, 15, 30, 45 and 75 minutes.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTelevision Viewing before mealtime

BEHAVIORALVideo Game Playing

BEHAVIORALComputer Use

BEHAVIORALSitting quietly

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

9 Years to 14 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy girls with no emotional, behavioral or learning problems

Exclusion criteria

* boys

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Food Intake (kcal)	measured at 45 minutes after the treatment

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Subjective appetite	0-75 minutes	Subjective appetite (in mm) determined by visual analogue scale

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 11, 2026