← Back to Search

Other

Dietary Fiber + Green Tea Extract for Alcohol Consumption (SatTAC Trial)

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Jimikaye Courtney, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Age 21-45

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Must not have

Medical conditions or medications for which alcohol is contraindicated

Current use of weight control medications

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline to 60 minutes

Summary

This trial aims to understand how feeling full affects how people respond to drinking alcohol. Participants will be given a dietary supplement or a placebo to make them feel full, and then their reactions to alcohol will be

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals who consume alcohol. Specific eligibility criteria are not provided, but typically participants would need to be healthy adults willing to have their satiety manipulated and alcohol response measured over two sessions.

What is being tested?

The study tests how feeling full (satiety) affects reactions to drinking alcohol. Participants will take a dietary supplement with fiber and green tea or a placebo that has no active ingredients before an alcohol challenge in two separate sessions.

What are the potential side effects?

Possible side effects may include digestive discomfort from the dietary fiber, caffeine-related side effects from the green tea extract such as jitteriness or insomnia, and typical effects of alcohol consumption like drowsiness or impaired coordination.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Select...

I am between 21 and 45 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

Select...

I cannot consume alcohol due to my medical condition or medications.

Select...

I am currently taking medication to help control my weight.

Select...

I have not attempted suicide or been hospitalized for psychiatric reasons in the last 6 months.

Select...

I have a history of diabetes.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline to 60 minutes

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline to 60 minutes

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 60 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in alcohol specific satiety score

Secondary study objectives

Attention bias to alcohol

Change in AUQ score

Change in BAES Score

+2 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: placebo, then dietary supplementExperimental Treatment3 Interventions

Participants receive a placebo supplement at the first study session (Aspartame sweetener mixed with water + aspartame capsule), then the next session they receive the dietary supplement (10g Fibersol®-2 mixed with water and aspartame sweetener + 725mg decaffeinated green tea extract capsule). Participants will also receive a drink containing alcohol (vodka + cranberry mixer) on both sessions.

Group II: dietary supplement, then placeboExperimental Treatment3 Interventions

Participants receive a dietary supplement at the first study session (10g Fibersol®-2 mixed with water and aspartame sweetener + 725mg decaffeinated green tea extract capsule), and then the next study session they receive the placebo supplement (Aspartame sweetener mixed with water + aspartame capsule). Participants will also receive a drink containing alcohol (vodka + cranberry mixer) on both sessions.

0 / 5Eligibility criteria met