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Effect of Sweetness of the Beverage in Thirst Sensation

Effect of Sweetness of the Beverage in Thirst Sensation

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01771094
Enrollment
27
Registered
2013-01-18
Start date
2012-02-29
Completion date
2012-03-31
Last updated
2013-01-18

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Conditions

Thirst

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if water and diet soft drinks with different levels of sweeteners have the same effect on thirst.

Detailed description

Participants should be in the laboratory at 8.00 in order to collect the values of weight, height, total body water, intracellular water and extracellular water in a Segmental Multi Frequency Body Composition Monitor (TANITA MC 180 MA®). Then, a blood sample will be collected for analysis of blood glucose and osmolality. They will sit at individual tables for the duration of the session and were allowed to read, listen to music with earphones, or use their portable computers with the exception of internet access to minimize visual cues (e.g., unwanted publicity for beverages or visiting Web sites showing pictures of food and drinks), which may have effect on thirst. Breakfast will be served at 9.30 on every occasion and preload stimuli will be offered exactly 60 minutes after breakfast (at 10.30). Lunch will be provided at 13.00. Motivational ratings will be first obtained at the end of collection of blood sample (baseline or time 0) and every 30 minutes thereafter until the lunch time (times 1 through 7). After lunch (time 8), participants will complete the last set of ratings and will bring a food diary to record all food and fluid intake until 00.00 that day.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEffect of sweetness of the beverage in thirst sensation

Effect of sweetness of the beverage in thirst sensation: The participants will drink Water (control group),High Sucralose - Decarbonized Pineapple Diet Soda with a 50% increase of sucralose face to standard beverage, and Low Sucralose - Decarbonized Pineapple with a 50% decrease of sucralose face to standard beverage. The beverages will be presented chilled but without ice in 500 ml portions in opaque plastic containers and participants will be asked to consume the entire amount within 15 min.

Sponsors

Universidade do Porto
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Exclusion criteria

* pregnant and nursing women * smokers * athletes * subjects under medication(except oral contraceptives in women) Inclusion Criteria: * body mass index(BMI) between (18,5 - 27,5 kg/m2) * regular consumers of breakfast * stable in weight for the past 6 months * not dieting to gain or lose weight * like all drinks and food available in study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Motivational Ratings1 dayParticipants will rate their hunger, thirst, nausea, mouth dryness, desire to eat, desire to drink using nine point category scales. The unipolar adjective scales were anchored at each end with labels: 1 = not at all and 9 = extremely. Participants also rated their perception about beverage sweetness along nine point hedonic preference scales where 1 = no sweet at all and 9 = extremely sweet

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Food Behavior After Intervention1 dayAfter lunch, participants will bring a food diary to record all food and fluid intake until 00.00 that day. Then, we will analyse total calories ingested, total fluid ingested and the volume of sugar and sugary beverages ingested.
Physiological Parameters1 dayGlycaemia, blood osmolality and hydration parameters (total body water, intra and extracellular body water) will be assessed before and after the ingestion of beverages
Amount of water ingested1 dayAfter the ingestion of 3 preloads with the beverages in study, the participants will lunch the same meal with free water ingestion

Countries

Portugal

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026