Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) and Gut Microbiota, Immune System in Antarctica
Lead Sponsor:
IU University of Applied Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Bologna
University of Bonn
Conditions:
Healthy Adults
High Altitude
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third-most abundant component in mothers' milk and are an important prebiotic factor for the development of the gut microbiota of infants, promoting the grow...
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of supplementation with prebiotics, a specific mixture of carbohydrates found in breast milk (HMOs), as a measure to improve intestinal flora, inflam...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Physically and mentally healthy subjects
- Volunteers that are able and declare their willingness to participate in the entire study
- Fasting blood glucose concentration: \<120 mg/dL
- Willing to be assigned randomly either to the treatment or the control group
- Successfully pass the medical screening
- Signed informed consent
- Social insurance
Exclusion
- Medication that may interfere with the interpretation of the results
- Recent sub-standard nutritional status
- Abuse of drugs, medicine or alcohol
- Participation in another study up to two months before study onset
- Cannot clear a criminal background check
- No signed consent form before the onset of the experiment
- Blood donors in the past three months before the onset of the experiment
- Vegetarian and Vegans
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 24 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
26 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06133530
Start Date
September 24 2023
End Date
August 1 2027
Last Update
November 15 2023
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IU International University of Applied Sciences
Erfurt, Germany, 99084