Status:

COMPLETED

FOod Additives on the Mucosal Barrier

Lead Sponsor:

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a 6-week pilot study in 60 healthy volunteers to explore (1) the effect of an emulsifier-free diet (2) the effect of three dietary emulsifiers which are believed to detrimentally affect human ...

Detailed Description

This is a 6-week randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study in 60 healthy volunteers to explore (1) the effect of an emulsifier-free diet (2) the effect of dietary emulsifiers carrageenan...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy adults
  • a BMI between 18.5 - 30 kg/m2
  • absence of an eating disorder were required.

Exclusion

  • pregnancy and lactation
  • presence of a chronic disease or any known condition resulting in immunosuppression
  • past medical history of any eating disorder
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • celiac disease
  • IBD or any other chronic intestinal disorders
  • prior abdominal surgery other than appendectomy or cholecystectomy
  • family history of IBD
  • current use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), laxatives, anti-diarrheal medication, anticholinergic medications, narcotics, antacids, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), or dietary supplements that could not be stopped four weeks before the start of the trial
  • antibiotic, prebiotic or probiotic use in the past three months before enrollment
  • presence of food allergies or intolerance to the components of the study diet
  • experienced diarrhoea withing the two weeks prior to screening.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 13 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06552156

Start Date

November 1 2022

End Date

June 13 2023

Last Update

August 13 2024

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University Hospital of Leuven

Leuven, Belgium