NCT06914375

Effect of Lentils and Chickpeas on Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Health

The Effect of Regular Lentil and Chickpea Intake on Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Health in Healthy Young Adults: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary goal of this research is to evaluate the effect of daily whole-cooked chickpea and lentil consumption for 8-weeks on gut health, including microbiome-metabolome arrays and gut epithelial/barrier function, in healthy young adults. Secondary Objectives include: * To examine the effect of daily whole-cooked chickpea and lentil consumption for 8-weeks on the measures of metabolic health and inflammation in healthy young adults. * To determine the feasibility of healthy young adults to successfully incorporate and sustain the recommended daily intake of pulses into their diets for eight consecutive weeks Research Interventions: Participants will be asked to consume a normal diet supplemented daily with either A) whole-cooked canned lentils, or B) whole-cooked canned chickpeas. The control condition will be instructed to consume a normal diet while restricting all pulse intake throughout the study.

Conditions

• Dysbiosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Goya Foods - Canned Chickpeas	Whole-cooked, canned chickpeas supplied by Goya Foods. Provided to participants on a weekly basis in amounts specific to DGAs 2020-2025 and the participant's gender.
OTHER	Goya Foods - Canned Lentils	Whole-cooked, canned lentils supplied by Goya Foods. Provided to participants on a weekly basis in amounts specific to DGAs 2020-2025 and the participant's gender.
OTHER	Control	Participants in the Control condition (CTL) will be asked to consume their standard diet while avoiding any and all pulse intake.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-28
• Primary completion: 2027-06-30
• Completion: 2027-06-30
• First posted: 2025-04-06
• Last updated: 2026-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States