NCT07082582

Investigating in Humans the Impact of Training Status on Dietary Consumption With Direct Measurement of Ingestive Behaviour

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Michele Serra · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of the research project is to investigate the influence of training status on ingestive behavior and postprandial physiological responses in the human body. The investigators aim to understand how regular training influences the choice and amount of food consumed, as well as the associated physiological processes, including changes in the spectrum of gut hormones. The investigators are particularly interested in how these factors differ between individuals who train regularly compared to those who do not follow a structured training program. The research project aims to translate findings from previous animal experiments to humans and to examine whether and how training affects food handling and physiological responses, similar to observations made in rodents. This information could significantly contribute to improving recommendations for diet and physical activity in the population.

Detailed description

The goal of the proposed research is to identify the differences in ingestive behavior that might be caused by the training status in humans after long-term structured exercise. For this, the investigators plan to investigate and cross-sectionally compare microstructural parameters of ingestive behavior between individuals with trained and untrained status when offered three different meals (high-carbohydrate, high-fat, high-sucrose lactose-free milk) separately or concurrently. Furthermore, the investigators propose to explore a possible correlation between microstructural parameters of ingestive behavior and postprandial levels of several gut hormones, and to investigate the differences in the composition and activity of the gut microbiome between the two groups, especially in relation to the observed ingestive behavior. Finally, the investigators will investigate the relationship between ingestive behavior and body composition separately for the two groups. The microstructure of ingestive behavior of both male and female individuals in relation to training status has never been investigated in a direct measurement approach before and the investigators of this project are the only one that currently have both the technical requirements as well as the necessary experience to carry out such studies. The previous research project "Direct measurement of changes in food selection and intake behavior after RYGB surgery" (NCT04933305, NCT03747445) was successful. Although recruitment and retention of study participants was significantly hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic after March 2020, the investigators were able to publish four peer-reviewed scientific articles out of the proposed studies so far. Four additional manuscripts are currently in preparation. The present research project builds logically on previous work in the field of bariatric surgery and builds a new collaborations with Prof. J. Nicholas Betley and Dr. Lavinia Boccia (University of Pennsylvania, USA). This collaboration will surely lead to relevant findings which will be published in at least two peer-reviewed publications.

Conditions

• Food Intake Regulation
• Training Status

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-29
• Primary completion: 2025-07-01
• Completion: 2025-07-01
• First posted: 2025-07-24
• Last updated: 2025-07-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland