Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Analysis of MicroBial Metabolites After Eating Refined Food

Lead Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

Conditions:

Dietary Habits

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about what happens in the human body after consuming a meal that contains ultra-processed foods like hamburgers, and if this is different to what happens aft...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to discover more about how the human body and the bacteria living in our intestines, known as "gut flora," react to different foods a person may consume. The investigators...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women age 18 years or above.
  • Able to provide informed consent and comply with study protocol
  • Able to remain on a stable aspirin regimen (either on or off aspirin or aspirin products) for 1 week prior to starting study until the end of the study period.

Exclusion

  • Significant chronic illness or end-organ dysfunction, including known history of uncompensated heart failure, renal failure, pulmonary disease, hematologic diseases.
  • Active infection or received antibiotics within 6 months of study enrollment.
  • Use of over-the-counter probiotic within past month.
  • Chronic gastrointestinal disorders.
  • Intolerance to probiotic therapy.
  • Allergy to vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, neomycin, metronidazole, or lactose.
  • Allergy to any of the food components of the challenge meals.
  • Having undergone bariatric procedures or surgeries such as gastric banding or bypass.
  • Pregnancy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04308473

Start Date

September 1 2020

End Date

July 1 2026

Last Update

July 29 2025

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Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195