NCT02795442Completed
Daily Protein Intake Patterns on Energy Metabolism and the Motivation to Snack
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to determine if when one eats protein can change how the body uses food for energy. Researchers will also test if eating a high protein breakfast can change one's craving for snack foods.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 53 (actual)
- First submitted
- 6 Jun 2016
- Start date
- 1 Jun 2016
- Primary completion date
- 14 Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT02795442
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 53
- From 1 Jun 2016 to the primary completion date, 14 Feb 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- suffer from alcohol or drug abuse
- taking medications known to affect energy expenditure and appetite
Other illness
- have a metabolic illness/disease
- have uncontrolled hypertension
- have ever had cancer
- have an infectious disease
- have the presence of acute illness
Other
- unable or unwilling to consume animal products
- have had more than a 10% change in body weight within the past 2 months
- are participating in a weight loss diet/exercise program
- are consuming a specialized diet
- currently or planning on becoming pregnant during the study timeline
- lactating
- use tobacco and e-cigarette products on a regular basis
Who the study is looking for
- BMI \< 25 kg/m2
- BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 but \< 34.5 kg/m2
- able to understand and sign the informed consent
- able to provide own transportation to the Center
- free of any major illness/disease
- usual protein intake within the acceptable macronutrient distribution range (10 to 30%)
- constant habitual activity patterns within the last 3 months
- females of childbearing age must be on birth control for a minimum of 3 months prior to study start and have regular menstrual cycles
Age in the registry: 20 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Grand Forks | United States | Unknown status |
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