The Movie Theater Study: Understanding Meal Effects
This study, called "The Movie Theater Study," is looking at how a typical movie theater meal (popcorn, soda, and candy) affects your body. Researchers want to understand how these foods impact your blood sugar (hyperglycemia), insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia), and fats in your blood (triglycerides). You could be eligible if you are between 18 and 45 years old, not pregnant or postmenopausal, and haven't been diagnosed with heart disease, type 2 diabetes, or chronic inflammatory conditions. The study aims to describe these effects, but its current status is unclear and it plans to enroll 10 participants.
- Study design
- This interventional study involves 10 participants completing two different meal scenarios in random order.
- What's involved
- You will have two study visits, each involving fasting, blood draws, and consuming specific meals (either a movie theater meal or a high-fat meal followed by a movie theater meal).
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your glucose, insulin, and triglyceride levels will be measured through study completion, up to 1 year.
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The Movie Theater Study
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06444984
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Health Professions Building, Ball State University
Muncie, Indianastudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Bryant Keirns · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ball State University
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- GlucoseThrough study completion, up to 1 year.
The investigators will measure glucose at baseline and 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-hours after each meal trial.
- InsulinThrough study completion, up to 1 year.
The investigators will measure serum insulin at baseline and 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-hours after each meal trial.
- TriglyceridesThrough study completion, up to 1 year.
The investigators will measure triglycerides at baseline and 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-hours after each meal trial.
- HDL-CThrough study completion, up to 1 year.
The investigators will measure HDL-C at baseline and 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-hours after each meal trial.
- Lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP)Through study completion, up to 1 year.
The investigators will measure serum LBP at baseline and 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-hours. after each meal trial.
- soluble CD14 (sCD14)Through study completion, up to 1 year.
The investigators will measure serum sCD14 at baseline and 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-hours after each meal trial.
- Interleukin (IL)-6Through study completion, up to 1 year.
The investigators will measure serum IL-6 at baseline and 0.5-, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-hours after each meal trial.
- Flow-mediated dilationThrough study completion, up to 1 year.
The investigators will measure FMD at baseline, 2-hours, and 4-hours after each meal trial.