Which is a Better Breakfast? Egg or Cereal?

Sponsor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT01413217

Collaborator

American Egg Board (Other)

Enrollment

Location

Duration (Months)

1.4

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Which is a better breakfast? Egg or cereal?

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Hunger Satiety

Detailed Description

Which breakfast has the most beneficial effect on blood glucose and insulin, blood hormones and blood pressure, egg or cereal breakfast? Over a seven week period the participant will take part in eating breakfast of either egg breakfast or cereal breakfast which will be monitored. Blood samples will be taken before participants eat and different times throughout until after Lunch on day 1 and day 7. Questionnaires will be given to determine satiety (feeling of fullness) and hunger before and after breakfast and lunch. After a two week period participants will return for another week of the same procedure and tests that was followed from Day 1 though day 7 listed. However, this time participants will be eating the second of the two breakfasts whichever one they did not have for the first test period.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Actual Enrollment :

20 participants

Observational Model:

Case-Crossover

Time Perspective:

Retrospective

Official Title:

"Which is a Better Breakfast? Egg or Cereal?"

Study Start Date :

Jul 1, 2010

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2011

Actual Study Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2011

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Egg Breakfast This group will be given a breakfast consisting of eggs. A breakfast consisting of eggs induces greater satiety and reduces Lunch Time intake.
Cereal Breakfast This breakfast will consist of a breakfast that will include cereal. A breakfast cereal or white bread increases lunchtime energy intake.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Caloric intake for Lunch after you have received an Egg or Cereal Breakfast and Levels of glucose, insulin, and lipids are measured. [7 weeks]
Before breakfast satiety following an egg breakfast compared to the other breakfast determines the impact of egg breakfast on their Lunch intake. Blood samples will be taken to test the levels of glucose, insulin, and lipids like cholesterol and triglycerides.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Satiety or hunger [7 weeks]
Questionnaires to determine satiety and/or hunger before and after breakfast and lunch will be given.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

18-60 years of age
not lost more than 5% of body wight in the past 3 months, or not trying to actively lose weight at the moment.
are not suffering from disease such as major heart conditions, cancer, type 1 diabetes, eating disorders, very high cholesterol or triglycerides levels, or any serious illness that requires intensive and long term medical treatment.

are not allergic to or sensitive to eggs, soy or wheat, and do not dislike these foods.

have a BMI of equal to or >30 to equal to or <60

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Pennington Biomedical Research Center	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	United States	70808

Sponsors and Collaborators

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
American Egg Board

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Nikhil Dhurandhar, Princiapal Investigator, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01413217

Other Study ID Numbers:

PBRC10010

First Posted:

Aug 10, 2011

Last Update Posted:

Feb 9, 2012

Last Verified:

Feb 1, 2012

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 9, 2012