Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Prebiotic and PUFA on the Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Risk Markers

Lead Sponsor:

University of Copenhagen

Collaborating Sponsors:

http://mynewgut.eu/partners

Conditions:

Overweight

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to investigate in detail how a high-(prebiotic)fibre diet and a high-PUFA diet affect the gut microbiota composition in a metabolic challenged population, and if th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • BMI: 25-40 kg/m2
  • Non-smoking
  • Indices of the Metabolic Syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF 2006):
  • Central obesity (waist circumference; men: ≥94 cm and women: ≥80 cm) + any one of the following; raised triglyceride level (≥1.7 mmol/L), reduced HDL cholesterol (men: \<1.03 mmol/L, women: \<1.29 mmol/L), raised BP (systolic ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic ≥85 mm Hg) or raised fasting plasma glucose (≥5.6 mmol/L).

Exclusion

  • Use of antibiotics
  • Weight change \>3 kg 2 months prior to study start
  • Intensive physical training/ elite athlete
  • Medication for dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes or elevated blood pressure
  • Dietary supplements with pro/prebiotics, dietary fibre or fish oil supplement
  • Lactation, pregnancy or planning of pregnancy during the study
  • Gastro intestinal and liver disorders
  • Chronic inflammatory disorders
  • Diagnosed psychiatric disorder including treatment required depression
  • Surgical treatment of obesity and abdominal surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02215343

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

June 1 2015

Last Update

May 20 2020

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Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen

Frederiksberg, Denmark, 1958