NCT04498455

Study of a Prebiotic Supplement to Mitigate Excessive Weight Gain Among Physicians in Residency

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baylor University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A randomized placebo controlled trial to determine if increased dietary fiber will prevent weight gain, inhibit adiposity and reduce perceived stress levels in residents at the Waco Family Health Center as the result of changes in distal gut microbiota composition and function.

Detailed description

This study will utilize a single blind, placebo controlled, parallel design to assess the effect of dietary fiber \[Prebiotin\] on the gut microbiome, perceived stress, anthropometric variables, and clinical biomarkers of metabolism. All participants in this study will be resident physicians at the Family Health Center in Waco, TX. This population was selected based on pilot data indicating they are at a greater risk for weight gain and have higher levels of stress than the average population. The goal is to recruit 40 participants for a 12 week intervention trial.

Conditions

• Weight Gain Trajectory
• Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Prebiotin	Fructo-oligosaccharide dietary supplement powder

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-30
• Primary completion: 2019-02-14
• Completion: 2019-02-15
• First posted: 2020-08-04
• Last updated: 2020-08-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States