NCT01733563

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of sugar sweetened beverages on the fat metabolism of healthy young men. It is well known that consumption of beverages sweetened with fructose is associated with different health risks such as type 2 diabetes. The present study has been designed to dissect differences in the metabolic pathways of fructose and glucose, but also metabolic adaptations during fructose, glucose and sucrose diets. During a period of seven weeks subjects will consume either fructose, glucose or sucrose sweetened beverages or continue their usual drinking habits. During these seven weeks there will be different metabolic investigations using stable isotope tracers. First, the rate of lipolysis and beta-oxidation will be determined. Second, the rates of fatty acid synthesis will be measured. During all examinations there will also be substrate- and energy-utilization measurements by indirect calorimetry, blood analysis and morphometric measurements. Based on the literature main hypotheses are: Fructose enhances de novo lipogenesis postprandially and also in the fasting state significantly more than glucose by enhanced expression of lipogenic enzymes. Fructose decreases beta oxidation via downregulation of oxidative enzymes.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
96

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2013

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 9, 2012

Completed
18 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 27, 2012

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2013

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

May 12, 2016

Status Verified

May 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

3.1 years

First QC Date

November 9, 2012

Last Update Submit

May 10, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

sugar sweetened beveragesfructoselipogenesisbeta-oxidation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Lipogenesis

    Measurement of lipogenesis is based on i. v. administration of stable isotope labelled acetate (1,2-13C-acetate). 13C incorporation into palmitate is quantified by mass-spectrometry. 13C incorporation correlates to the rate of fatty acid synthesis.

    After total 6 weeks dietary intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Lipolysis

    After total 6 weeks dietary intervention

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Waist/Hip Ratio

    After total 6 weeks dietary intervention

Study Arms (4)

fructose sweetened beverage

EXPERIMENTAL

Soft drink consumption: Subjects have to drink a fructose sweetened beverage (3x 200ml per day, 13.3g fructose/100ml) during 7 weeks

Procedure: Soft drink consumption

glucose sweetened beverage

EXPERIMENTAL

Soft drink consumption: Subjects have to drink a glucose sweetened beverage (3x 200ml per day, 13.3g glucose/100ml) during 7 weeks

Procedure: Soft drink consumption

sucrose sweetened beverage

EXPERIMENTAL

Soft drink consumption: Subjects have to drink a sucrose sweetened beverage (3x 200ml per day, 13.3g sucrose/100ml) during 7 weeks

Procedure: Soft drink consumption

No change of eating habits

EXPERIMENTAL

No Soft drink consumption (no soft drink diet): Subjects do not change their eating habits during 7 weeks

Procedure: Soft drink consumption

Interventions

No change of eating habitsfructose sweetened beverageglucose sweetened beveragesucrose sweetened beverage

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 30 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Healthy male volunteers aged 18-30
  • BMI between 19-24 kg/m2
  • Non-smoker

You may not qualify if:

  • Acute or chronic infections, malignant disease, renal, hepatic (more than two-fold increased transaminases), pulmonary, neurological (epilepsy) or psychiatric diseases, manifested atherosclerosis, or any other disease precluding participation in the study.
  • Diabetes
  • Known alcohol, substance or drug abuse, concomitant medication
  • More than three hours of physical exercise per week
  • Consumption of more than 2 times 3 dl SSB daily
  • Subjects likely to fail to comply with the study protocol
  • Subjects who do not give informed consent

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Zurich, Endocrinology and Diabetology

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Geidl-Flueck B, Hochuli M, Nemeth A, Eberl A, Derron N, Kofeler HC, Tappy L, Berneis K, Spinas GA, Gerber PA. Fructose- and sucrose- but not glucose-sweetened beverages promote hepatic de novo lipogenesis: A randomized controlled trial. J Hepatol. 2021 Jul;75(1):46-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.027. Epub 2021 Mar 6.

Study Officials

  • Philipp Gerber, MD

    University Hospital Zurich, Endocrinology and Diabetology

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 9, 2012

First Posted

November 27, 2012

Study Start

April 1, 2013

Primary Completion

May 1, 2016

Study Completion

May 1, 2016

Last Updated

May 12, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

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