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The effect of cognitive load on neural responses to sweet and sour tastes

The effect of cognitive load on neural responses to sweet and sour tastes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON25701
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-03-05
Start date
2021-03-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

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

Conditions

Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Leiden University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Healthy (self-reported) • Right-handed • Between 18 and 45 years old. • Having given their written informed consent • BMI between 18.5-30 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Having a history of or current alcohol consumption > 28 units per week • Daily smoking • Suffering from cold symptoms • Having a history of medical or surgical events that may significantly affect the study outcome, such as metabolic or endocrine disease, or any gastro-intestinal disorder • Mental or physical status that is incompatible with the proper conduct of the study • Not having a general practitioner • Participation in any other clinical trial during this study. • Common MRI exclusion criteria, including o Claustrophobia o Presence of metal in body incompatible with MRI scanning o Pacemaker o Being pregnant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Neural activation in response to tasting sweet and sour solutions under high and low cognitive load measured with fMRI on time point 1 (study day) 2.Taste intensity and hedonic value ratings of the sweet and sour solutions under high and low cognitive load measured with 5-point Likert scale on time point 1

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Performance on the Stroop task (to measure attentional control) measured at time point 1 2. BMI measured at time point 1 3. Responses on the mobile Approach-Avoidance task (AAT) measured on the five days following the study day on time point 1

Contacts

Public ContactFloor van Meer

Leiden University

a.f.van.meer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl+31(0)71 527 4056

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)