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NCT01919814 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

A Short-Term Appetite Suppression Trial Using Appethyl™: The Pizza

A NA study, sponsored by Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
60
Enrollment target

NCT01919814: Completed NA study, sponsored by Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

NCT01919814 is a NA study that has completed, run by Pennington Biomedical Research Center. The registered enrollment target is 60 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01919814, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
60 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether Appethyl™, made from spinach, will reduce appetite and hunger given on the same day of testing.

Primary Outcome

Four hours after breakfast administration of Appethyl™ or placebo(inactive liquid) is given. You will be presented with a standard lunch and then (5 hours after lunch) pizza in a quantity of more than you could reasonably be expected to eat 5 hours after the start of your lunch meal and be asked to eat to your satisfaction over 30 minutes. You are not expected to eat all of the pizza.

Interventions

  • OTHER Placebo
  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Appethyl™

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 60 participants
Start Date 2013-07
Est. Completion 2015-12
Phase NA

What the finished NCT01919814 record still lists

NCT01919814 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 60 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT01919814 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01919814 about?

NCT01919814 is a clinical study titled "A Short-Term Appetite Suppression Trial Using Appethyl™: The Pizza". The purpose of the study is to determine whether Appethyl™, made from spinach, will reduce appetite and hunger given on the same day of testing.

What is the current status of trial NCT01919814?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 60 participants. The study started on 2013-07. Estimated completion is 2015-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01919814?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (OTHER), Appethyl™ (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01919814?

This trial is sponsored by Pennington Biomedical Research Center, which has 258 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01919814's enrollment target sits among peer trials

60 1164th of 2000 higher than 745 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01919814, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01919814 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.