NCT01109199

Effects of a Dietary Fibre Supplementation of a Low Calorie Diet on Appetite and Body Weight

A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of a High Viscosity Dietary Fibre (PGX) Supplementation of a Low Calorie Diet on Appetite and Body Weight, in Overweight and Moderately Obese Females

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Canadian Center for Functional Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This 18 week, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial will examine the effects of thick dietary fibre (PGX) supplementation of a low calorie diet (LCD) on appetite, weight loss, body composition, and compliance in overweight and moderately obese female. The investigators believe that 15 grams/day PGX supplementation of a low calorie diet over a 14-weeks period will elicit a better appetite score (e.g. reduced hunger) compared to the rice flour supplementation of the LCD.

Conditions

• Appetite Suppression
• Weight Loss

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	PolyGlycopleX (PGX)	The full dose of the study intervention is 15 grams per day and total number of calories with the LCD is 1000 kcal/day.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Rice flour	The full dose of the placebo comparator is 15 grams per day and total number of calories with the LCD is 1000 kcal/day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-08-01
• Primary completion: 2011-04-01
• Completion: 2011-04-01
• First posted: 2010-04-23
• Last updated: 2015-10-02

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Canada