Status:
UNKNOWN
Dark Chocolate and Intestinal Motility
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bari
Conditions:
Gastrointestinal Motility
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Following food intake, the body activates several processes to degrade and digest it. Studies show that there is an adaptation of gastric emptying and gastrointestinal motility to a food component; th...
Detailed Description
Chocolate, the main product deriving from cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao, from the Greek "food of the gods") has its origin in Mexico, where Maya, Inca and Aztecs practiced its cultivation, has for cent...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 25-35 years old
- Able to sign an informed consent
Exclusion
- Refuse to sign an informed consent
- Diagnosis of organic diseases, including neoplastic inflammatory or cardiovascular diseases
- Drugs able to influence the gastrointestinal tract or interfering with symptoms
- Pregnancy
- Presence of diseases with a prognosis inferior to a year
- Hypersensitivity to chocolate or its components
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03841578
Start Date
March 1 2019
End Date
March 1 2020
Last Update
February 15 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Biomedical Sciences Human Oncology - Clinica Medica "A. Murri"
Bari, BA, Italy, 70124