The Effects of Mindful Eating Education on Increasing Satiety Signals

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this graduate student research study is to is to examine the effects of mindful eating education on increasing satiety signals. Reasons for conducting the study: Add to the body of knowledge on the science of mindful eating.

Detailed Description
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The procedures include: Visit 1: The subject will be asked to meet the student investigators at the Loma Linda Student Pavilion, sign an informed consent form, sign in, and provide an email address and phone number. After the initial briefing, the subject will be asked to eat their meal with an investigator present. The subject will inform the investigator verbally when they are feeling full. After the subject decides to end their meal, the subject will be asked to fill out a questionnaire and be reminded to bring the same meal the following week. Visit 2: The subject will be asked to meet the student investigators at the Loma Linda Student Pavilion with the same meal as the previous week. After receiving a brief education session, the subject will be asked to eat their meal with an investigator present. The subject must inform the investigator verbally when they are feeling full. After the subject has decided to end their meal, they will be asked to fill out a questionnaire and be reminded to meet the investigator at the same time the following week. Visit 3: The subject will be asked to meet the student investigators at the Loma Linda Student Pavilion. The subject will be asked to complete a follow-up survey on the study.

Official Title
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The Effects of Mindful Eating Education on Increasing Satiety Signals

Conditions
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Mindfulness

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: mindful education on eating


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: currently enrolled at Loma Linda University pack or purchase their own lunch on a regular basis (willingness bring/buy the same lunch the following week) have a 1 hour or less lunch period. Exclusion Criteria: skip breakfast have exercised within 2 hours of their lunch time smoke nicotine or marijuana have the condition of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes have newly prescribed medications 2 weeks prior to testing.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: no mindful eating education<br>Subject will be asked to eat their meal with an investigator present. They will inform the investigator verbally when they are feeling full. After they have decided to end their meal, they will be asked to fill out a questionnaire | |
| Experimental: mindful eating education<br>After receiving a brief education session on mindful eating, subject will be asked to eat their meal with an investigator present. They will inform the investigator verbally when they are feeling full. After they have decided to end their meal, they will be asked to fill out a questionnaire | Other: mindful education on eating<br>* Mindful eating education material: mindful eating handout by move.va.gov. It includes topics such as: observe your body, do not judge yourself, notice your reaction to food and savor your food.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in satiety | The subject will be asked to verbally inform the investigator when they feel full. The investigator will be using a stopwatch to record when the subject has reached satiety. | change from baseline to one week |