NCT03597542

Examining the Relationship Between Acute Meal Intake and Inflammation in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Recent evidence has shown that obese and overweight children exhibit states of chronic inflammation. In obese adults, a high carbohydrate meal induces an inflammatory response; however, the effects of a high carbohydrate meal on biomarkers of inflammation has not previously been examined in children. The purpose of this research project is to characterize the inflammatory response to a high carbohydrate versus a low carbohydrate meal in healthy weight, overweight, and obese children (age 7-17 years). After completing informed consent/assent, a Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan, and baseline blood draw on experimental day 1, children will then return to the lab two times to ingest either a high or low carbohydrate beverage followed by post-meal blood collection for a total of 3 blood draws. Biomarkers of inflammation will be analyzed by flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Participants will be recruited through various studies through the Neurocognitive Kinesiology Lab/Body Composition and Nutritional Neuroscience Labs as well as through the local Champaign-Urbana community. Data from this project will provide a better understanding of the inflammatory response to different meals in healthy weight, overweight, and obese children.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Eggs and Carbohydrates	Participants are asked to consume both egg based powder or maltodextrin dissolved in 500mL of water at two different time points at least one week apart. Participants will then submit to a venous blood draw to assess levels of cellular inflammation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-08-29
• Primary completion: 2018-02-02
• Completion: 2018-02-02
• First posted: 2018-07-24
• Last updated: 2018-07-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States