Clinical trial NCT02048774: Leader Partner Interactions
Official title: Leader Partner Interactions
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Socioeconomic Status
Food Intake
Lead sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2014-01-29
Enrollment: 58
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 19
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL

Brief summary: Obesity is often cited as being inversely related with socioeconomic status (SES), although the mechanisms linking social status with obesity are not well understood. Dietary restraint, physical activity, and social mobility have been proposed as possible mechanisms. Although there is some evidence of SES variation in the proposed mechanisms, evidence is mixed and mostly observational. The purpose of this research is to determine if one's social position influences eating behaviors. This study will attempt to determine this using a randomized, 2 parallel arm trial to determine the effects that social hierarchy positioning has on energy intake. To prevent compromise in the integrity of data, the investigators will detail the exact treatment condition (i.e., social positioning) after the data collection period.

Based on findings from previous animal and large clinical observational studies, there are two complementary hypotheses tested in this study. First, it is hypothesized that being in a lower social position affects one's perception of food availability by making the future availability of food seem less certain. This uncertainty will lead to increased food consumption. Second, it is hypothesized that being in a position of power will lower one's food consumption, as previous research has found that individuals in power tend to east less in groups. Understanding how social position influences food intake could help improve weight loss/maintenance interventions by identifying unexpected factors that could limit the intervention's effectiveness.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female college student between the ages of 19 and 25

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those with food allergies
* Pregnant individuals

Primary outcomes:
measure: Amount of Calories Selected and Consumed After Receiving Designation of Social Position
timeFrame: 1 hour after start of study
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: UAB School of Health Professions; Webb Building Rooms 503 and 504
state: Alabama
Study officials:
affiliation: Postdoctoral Trainee, University of Alabama at Birmingham
name: Gregory Pavela, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Postdoctoral Trainee, University of Alabama at Birmingham
name: Dwight Lewis, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Associate Dean for Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham
name: David B Allison, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Professor, Cornell University
name: Brian Wansink, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
name: Emily J Dhurandhar, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Postdoctoral Trainee, University of Alabama at Birmingham
name: John Dawson, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Program Coordinator 1, University of Alabama at Birmingham
name: Madeline Jeansonne, MA
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References: