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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 November 2012
Main ID:  NCT01410838
Date of registration: 03/08/2011
Primary sponsor: USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Public title: Effects of Monosodium Glutamate on Energy Balance and Eating Behavior
Scientific title: Effects of Ingesting Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) on Energy Balance and Eating Behavior Following Moderate Energy Restriction and Weight Loss in Overweight Women
Date of first enrolment: August 2011
Target sample size: 48
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01410838
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Basic Science  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Ellen Bonnel
Address: 
Telephone: 530-752-4184
Email: ellen.bonnel@ars.usda.gov
Affiliation: 
Name:   Mary Ellen Rivera
Address: 
Telephone: (530) 754-5248
Email: maryellen.rivera@ars.usda.gov
Affiliation: 
Name:   Kevin Laugero, PhD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  WHNRC, ARS, University of California Davis
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Women

- Age 19-45

- BMI 27-35

- Blood pressure <140/90

- Non-smoking

Exclusion Criteria:

- Anemic: hgb < 11.5 mg/dL

- Sensitivity to MSG (self reported)

- Pregnant or planning to get pregnant

- Taking medication for hypertension, depression, or weight loss

- Diabetic

- Vegetarian

- MRI Contraindications: internal metal, braces on teeth, history of metal in the eye,
claustrophobia

- blindness or heavily corrected vision

- not fluent in English



Age minimum: 19 Years
Age maximum: 45 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Food Preferences
Obesity
Weight Gain
Intervention(s)
Other: Broth
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in body weight [Time Frame: weeks 11, 12, and 25]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in body fat [Time Frame: weeks 11 and 25]
Change in eating behavior [Time Frame: weeks 11, 12 and 25]
Change in resting energy expenditure [Time Frame: weeks 11, 12, and 25]
Secondary ID(s)
WHNRC 222718-2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ajinomoto USA, INC.
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