In Vivo Quantification of Short Chain Fatty Acids Production in the Human Colon
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interventional
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Brief Summary
During this project the amount of SCFA produced in the colon after consumption of 2 different 13C-labelled wheat fiber fractions will be quantified.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable healthy
Started Jul 2013
Typical duration for not_applicable healthy
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 27, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 4, 2015
CompletedMarch 4, 2015
February 1, 2015
1.2 years
February 27, 2015
February 27, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Quantification of acetate, propionate and butyrate production in the colon after consumption of each wheat derived fiber fraction
2 years
Study Arms (2)
Wheat derived fiber fraction 1
EXPERIMENTALArabinoxylan oligosaccharides
Wheat derived fiber fraction 2
EXPERIMENTALDietary fiber enriched bran
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Regular diet with 3 meals a day (minimal 5 times a week)
- BMI between 18.5 and 27 kg/m2
You may not qualify if:
- Calorie restricted diet or other special diet during the study or during the last month prior to the study
- Antibiotics in the month prior to the study
- Former surgeries on the gastrointestinal tract, with the exception of an appendectomy
- use of the following types of medications with effects on the gastrointestinal tract during the last 2 weeks prior to the study (spasmolytica, anti-diarrhea, anti-constipation, probiotics)
- Chronic disease of the gastrointestinal tract such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, chronic frequent diarrhea, clinically relevant lactose intolerance
- Pregnancy, pregnancy desire or breastfeeding
- Diabetes (type 1 and 2)
- Blood donation in the past 3 months prior to the study
- Abnormal hemoglobin (Hb) levels in blood, men must have a Hb level between 14.0 and 18.0 g / dL and women between 12.0 and 16.0 g / dL
- Participation in studies in the past year in which radiation was used.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- KU Leuvenlead
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor Kristin Verbeke
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 27, 2015
First Posted
March 4, 2015
Study Start
July 1, 2013
Primary Completion
September 1, 2014
Study Completion
February 1, 2015
Last Updated
March 4, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-02