Making Meals With Pulses: An Observational Study

This study, called "Making Meals With Pulses," is looking at how people in America use beans, peas, and lentils (also known as pulses) when they prepare meals. Researchers want to understand what foods you choose when putting together a dish with more than two items, and how often you pick pulses. They also want to know how you feel about eating pulses. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, can get to the research center on your own, don't smoke, aren't trying to gain or lose weight, and don't have any major health conditions that would prevent you from participating. The study will measure what foods you choose for a meal, what food you pick first, and how often you choose pulses, all within 30 minutes.

Study design
This is an observational study with a planned enrollment of 76 healthy individuals. It involves a computer task to investigate spontaneous food choices.
What's involved
Participants will complete a meal/dish-composition computer task. For each meal where pulses are chosen, you will be asked if the pulse was a substitute for another food.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoints are measured at 30 minutes.

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NCT07451119

Making Meals With Pulses

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
~76 participants
Updated 2026-04-28 on ClinicalTrials.gov

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
What foods are chosen to create a meal
Measured over 30 minutes
+2 more outcomes measured
Healthy Individuals
1 sites across 1 states
North Dakota1
  • Shanon Casperson, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

able to understand and sign the consent form
able to provide own transportation to research center
non-smoking or does not use other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes
not planning to or currently attempting to gain or lose weight
free of any major medical or psychiatric condition that would interfere with participation
physically able to do the computer tasks
cook meals a minimum of three times per week for own self and/or household

Exclusion

more than a 2 kg change in body weight within the past 3 months
participation in a weight loss diet/exercise program
diagnosed eating disorder
allergies or severe dislike for the foods used to complete the task
had bariatric surgery
cannot read or understand English
  • What foods are chosen to create a meal30 minutes

    Record which foods are chosen by participants when asked to create a meal under different scenarios.

  • What food is chosen first to create a meal30 minutes

    Record what food is chosen first by participants when asked to create a meal under different scenarios.

  • Frequency of pulses chosen to create a meal30 minutes

    The number of times participants choose pulses when creating a meal under different scenarios.