Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02784145
Effects of Resistant Starch on Bowel Habits, Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acids and Gut Microbiota in Parkinson Disease
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 95 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Universität des Saarlandes · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The investigators will investigate the effects of an 8-week resistant starch (RS) supplementation (5 g twice a day) in patients with Parkinson Disease and matched controls on: 1. symptoms of constipation (assessed by clinical scores); 2. fecal short chain fatty acid concentrations (measured by chromatography); 3. gut microbiota composition.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Resistant starch | |
| OTHER | Recommendation with regard to nutrition | Subjects in this arm will receive General recommendations with regard to nutrition based on the guidlines of the German Society for nutrition |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-05-01
- Completion
- 2018-05-01
- First posted
- 2016-05-26
- Last updated
- 2018-05-15
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02784145. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.