Are you interested in taking part in some research looking in to the effects of common drink ingredients on taste perception, mood and behaviour?

This study proposes to explore how ingredients in commonly consumed drinks effect one's taste perception, mood and behaviour over successive drinks.

The research will involve attending the laboratory on two separate occasions. Each laboratory session will last between 2.5 and 3 hours and you will be given a light lunch following the sessions.

During the course of the experiment you will be asked to consume a variety of drinks and fill in questionnaires. Drink ingredients may include alcohol, artificial sweetener, mild stimulants (e.g. caffeine, guarana), herbal relaxants (e.g. chamomile). Questionnaires will relate to your current health, drink consumption over the last 3 months and mood after consumption of drinks in the laboratory session.

You will be reimbursed for your time - £30 at the end of the second session. In addition to this you will also be entered into a prize draw to win one of three £50 HMV vouchers.

Exclusion criteria:
Participants must be in good physical/psychiatric health (no history of illicit drug misuse/dependence or major psychiatric disorders).
Not be taking any medication that may be affected by alcohol.
Unwilling to consume 7 UK units (2.5 pints of 5% lager).

Inclusion criteria:
Age 18-29.
Weigh less than 95kg.
Not have consumed alcohol in the 24 hours prior to testing.
Agree not to have consumed any other legal substances that may affect mood on they day of testing (eg. caffeine, herbal relaxants).
Not used illicit drugs in the seven days prior to testing.
No high fat meal 24 hours prior to testing.
Agree to remain in the laboratory until breathalyser readings are 0.17mg/l or below (this varies between people due to metabolism rates but most can leave immediately or soon after the session ends).
Agree not to drive a vehicle, operate machinery or enter a clinical site for at least four hours after leaving the laboratory.
Agree not to smoke within the laboratory.

If interested, please contact Steven Bell (Steven.Bell@kcl.ac.uk) or Dr Abi Rose (Abigail.Rose@kcl.ac.uk) for the participant information sheet or if you have any further questions, if you're still interested in participating after reading the participant information sheet then we'll then be able to arrange your first testing session, if applicable.

Thank You.

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Circular email for use for recruitment of volunteers for study ref: PNM/07/08-45, approved by King's College London Psychiatry, Nursing & Midwifery Research Ethics Sub-Committee. This project contributes to the College's role in conducting research, and teaching research methods. You are under no obligation to reply to this email, however if you choose to, participation in this research is voluntary and you may withdraw at anytime.

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