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Effects of Sucrose Added Blind to the Diet Over Eight Weeks on Body Mass and Weight in Men

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04804397
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 18, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 18, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Richard Hammersley, University of Hull

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

Background: Sugar intake, especially in liquid, correlates with obesity. Yet, whether it is a special cause of obesity is less clear. Few experimental studies exist.

Aim: To replicate the investigators' previous 4 week experiments on women with men over 8 weeks to ascertain if: they gain weight given sucrose soft drinks; mood is affected; energy intake is affected.

Participants: 80 men BMI 25-35, aged 30-55. Procedure: After a week of baseline, over eight weeks single blind 40 men received soft drinks containing sucrose (1650 KJ, 97g carbohydrate per day), 40 received control drinks. A three-day food diary with mood ratings and activity levels was completed during baseline and weeks 1, 4 and 8 of the experiment. Body mass was recorded weekly with other anthropometric measures.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Overweight Dietary Supplement: Sucrose Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 80 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Official Title: Effects of Sucrose Added Blind to the Diet Over Eight Weeks on Body Mass and Weight in Men
Study Start Date : August 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : June 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : June 2013

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MedlinePlus related topics: Body Weight

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Sucrose
Sucrose: 1l sucrose sweetened soft drink per day for 8 weeks (1650 KJ, 97g carbohydrate per day) as 4 25cl drinks
 Dietary Supplement: Sucrose
Sucrose sweetened soft drinks
Other Names:
  • Aspartame
  • Aspartame sweetened soft drinks as comparator
Placebo Comparator: Aspartame
Aspartame: 1l aspartame sweetened soft drink per day for 8 weeks as 4 25cl drinks
 Dietary Supplement: Sucrose
Sucrose sweetened soft drinks
Other Names:
  • Aspartame
  • Aspartame sweetened soft drinks as comparator


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Body Mass [ Time Frame: Eight Weeks ]
    Do participants gain weight?


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Daily energy intake assessed by free-living unweighed food diary [ Time Frame: Eight Weeks ]
    Do participants eat less to compensate for added sucrose?

  2. Mood assessed using 10 rating scales [ Time Frame: Eight Weeks ]
    Are there changes in rated mood during sucrose supplementation?


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Ages Eligible for Study:   30 Years to 55 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI 25-35

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes,
  • other health problems,
  • medication,
  • dislike of soft drinks
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Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Hull
Investigators
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Study Chair: Richard Hammersley, PhD University of Hull
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Responsible Party: Richard Hammersley, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Hull
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04804397    
Other Study ID Numbers: PSY4272
First Posted: March 18, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 18, 2021
Last Verified: March 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Keywords provided by Richard Hammersley, University of Hull:
Sucrose
Sugar
Carbohydrate
Weight gain
men
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Overweight
Body Weight