Recruiting

Chondrus Crispus

Sponsor:

Mount Saint Vincent University

Code:

NCT07127393

Conditions

Satiety and Food Intake

Sensory Evaluation

Physical Comfort

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 19 - 35

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Food

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study investigates the sensory characteristics, consumer perception and the effect on satiety and food intake of the meal with added Chondrus crispus seaweed produced by Acadian Seaplants in Atlantic Canada.

Conditions

Satiety and Food Intake

Sensory Evaluation

Physical Comfort

Study ID

NCT07127393

Start date

Sep 30, 2021

Status verified date

Aug, 2025

Completion date

Dec 31, 2025

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 31, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 19 - 35

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Young healthy adult males

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having any diseases
  • Smoking, consuming cannabis
  • Skipping breakfast regularly
  • Disordered eating patterns
  • Taking certain medications that may affect the central and peripheral mechanisms of food intake regulation, cognitive performance and sedative medications
  • Food allergies and aversion towards seaweeds

Study Design

Enrollment

32 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Meal with seaweed

Omelette with added Chondrus crispus seaweeds

experimental: Meal without seaweed

Omelette

experimental: Water Control

Potable water

Interventions

Food

Meal with seaweed

Primary outcome measure

  • Subjective Appetite [ Time Frame: 0-120 minutes ]
  • Food Intake [ Time Frame: 120 minutes ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Appetite Lab

Recruiting

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3M 2J6

Contacts

Bohdan Luhovyy, PhD

902-221-3810Bohdan.Luhovyy@msvu.ca

More Information

Sponsor

Mount Saint Vincent University

Last update posted

Aug 17, 2025

Last verified

Aug, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mount Saint Vincent University on 2025-08-17.