Recruiting

Pulses Usage

Sponsor:

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Code:

NCT07451119

Conditions

Healthy Individuals

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal for this study is to determine how Americans use beans, peas, and lentils (also called pulses) as part of a meal. The researchers will investigate food choices when getting a meal or dish ready that is made of more than two foods. Secondly, they will determine how study participants feel about eating pulses.

Conditions

Healthy Individuals

Study ID

NCT07451119

Start date

Mar 30, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • able to understand and sign the consent form
  • able to provide own transportation to research center
  • non-smoking or does not use other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes
  • not planning to or currently attempting to gain or lose weight
  • free of any major medical or psychiatric condition that would interfere with participation
  • physically able to do the computer tasks
  • cook meals a minimum of three times per week for own self and/or household

Exclusion Criteria:

  • more than a 2 kg change in body weight within the past 3 months
  • participation in a weight loss diet/exercise program
  • diagnosed eating disorder
  • allergies or severe dislike for the foods used to complete the task
  • had bariatric surgery
  • cannot read or understand English

Study Design

Enrollment

76 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • What foods are chosen to create a meal [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
  • What food is chosen first to create a meal [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
  • Frequency of pulses chosen to create a meal [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Shanon Casperson, PhD

701-795-8497shanon.casperson@usda.gov

Locations

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Recruiting

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, 58203

Contacts

Angela J Scheett, MPH, RDN

701-795-8386angela.scheett@usda.gov

More Information

Sponsor

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Last update posted

Apr 28, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center on 2026-04-28.