Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02491125
The Effect of Prebiotics on Gastrointestinal Functioning and Metabolism
Effect of Prebiotic Fibre on Intestinal Health and Functioning
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 48 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The study will investigate the effect of cereal based prebiotic fibres on intestinal health and functioning and host metabolism.
Detailed description
A human dietary intervention study will be performed in overweight to obese subjects with a slow gastrointestinal transit time comparing the effects of a soluble prebiotic fibre vs. placebo on gut health, including gut microbiota composition, gastrointestinal transit time, metabolic health and quality of life.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | soluble wheat bran fibre | 12 weeks daily intake of 15g of soluble wheat bran fibre |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Placebo | 12 weeks daily intake of 15g of maltodextrin |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-12-01
- Completion
- 2016-12-01
- First posted
- 2015-07-07
- Last updated
- 2019-07-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02491125. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.