Effects of Fresh Watermelon Consumption on Satiety and Cardiometabolic Health

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03380221

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-21

Start date

2017-09-15

Completion date

2028-12-30

Last updated

2026-01-21

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Conditions

Satiety

Brief summary

The goal of the proposed study is to determine the effects of fresh watermelon fruit consumption on satiety, metabolic parameters and weight management.

Interventions

OTHERWatermelon

Participants will consume 100 Kcal of watermelon fruit (2 cups) daily for 4 weeks.

OTHERLow fat cookies

Participants will consume 100 Kcal of low fat cookies daily for 4 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 18-55 years old * BMI 25-40

Exclusion criteria

* Smoker * Pregnant woman * Required dietary supplement use * Required medication of metabolic disorders * Allergy to watermelon or gluten

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of Satiety	0, 20, 40, 60, 90 and 120 minutes post snack consumption	Hunger feeling (appetite) will be examined using visual analog scale (0-10): 0 is least and 10 greatest.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTMee Young Hong

mhong2@mail.sdsu.edu619-594-2392

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026