Effects of Sucralose on Glucose Metabolism

NCT ID: NCT02589002

Last Updated: 2017-11-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-07-31

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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In this study the effects of sucralose on insulin sensitivity, beta-cell response and appetite regulating hormones will be evaluated.

Detailed Description

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The consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners has a high prevalence. The effect of non-nutritive sweeteners in both beta-cell function and insulin resistance it is unknown.

Previous studies performed in animal models and humans with diverse characteristics have shown variable effects of different non-nutritive sweeteners in variables related to glucose metabolism.

Due to the high consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners it is relevant to know its effect in beta cell-function and insulin sensitivity.

In this study the effects of sucralose, a non-nutritive sweetener that is highly consumed in the population, on insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function will be evaluated.

54 participants with normal glucose tolerance, normal weight, and without chronic diseases with a low consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners will be included. The participants will be randomly assigned to consume sucralose or to a control group.

During the first visit an oral glucose tolerance test with 75 g of glucose will be performed. Fasting and 2-hour glucose will be measured in order to rule-out diabetes, abnormal fasting glucose, or glucose intolerance.

During the second visit a three-hour IV glucose tolerance test will be performed administering 0.3 g/kg of glucose and insulin 0.03 U/kg. Samples will be taken following the minimal model described by Bergman.

After this visit, the group assigned to receive sucralose will ingest 15% of the adequate daily intake (ADI) of sucralose and the control group will abstain of any non-nutritive sweetener consumption during 14 days. At the end of this period a third visit to repeat the IV glucose tolerance test will be performed.

Samples will be analyzed measuring glucose and insulin concentrations to evaluate acute insulin response (AIR), glucose effectiveness (SG), first phase pancreatic response (ф1), and second phase pancreatic response (ф2). In addition, hormones involved in appetite and satiety (leptin, ghrelin, and peptide tyrosine tyrosine) will be quantified at the beginning and end of the intervention.

Conditions

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Glucose Metabolism Disorders

Keywords

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sucralose insulin sensitivity beta-cell response appetite regulating hormone

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Sucralose

Ingestion of 15% of the ADI of sucralose daily during two weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sucralose

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

Absence of sucralose ingestion

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Sucralose

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Non-nutritive sweetener

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* both genders
* age between 18 and 55 years
* body mass index ≥18.5 and \<25 kg/m2
* low consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners

Exclusion Criteria

* diabetes or glucose intolerance
* consumption of medications affecting insulin sensitivity (metformin, steroids, hormone replacement therapy, contraceptives)
* intestinal disease such as malabsorption or previous intestinal resection
* history of bariatric surgery
* pregnancy or lactation
* weight loss greater than 5% in the previous month
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Paloma Almeda-Valdes, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Attending Physician

Locations

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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Site Status

Countries

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Mexico

References

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Suez J, Korem T, Zeevi D, Zilberman-Schapira G, Thaiss CA, Maza O, Israeli D, Zmora N, Gilad S, Weinberger A, Kuperman Y, Harmelin A, Kolodkin-Gal I, Shapiro H, Halpern Z, Segal E, Elinav E. Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota. Nature. 2014 Oct 9;514(7521):181-6. doi: 10.1038/nature13793. Epub 2014 Sep 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25231862 (View on PubMed)

Brown RJ, Walter M, Rother KI. Effects of diet soda on gut hormones in youths with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2012 May;35(5):959-64. doi: 10.2337/dc11-2424. Epub 2012 Mar 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22410815 (View on PubMed)

Pepino MY, Tiemann CD, Patterson BW, Wice BM, Klein S. Sucralose affects glycemic and hormonal responses to an oral glucose load. Diabetes Care. 2013 Sep;36(9):2530-5. doi: 10.2337/dc12-2221. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23633524 (View on PubMed)

Romo-Romo A, Aguilar-Salinas CA, Brito-Cordova GX, Gomez-Diaz RA, Almeda-Valdes P. Sucralose decreases insulin sensitivity in healthy subjects: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 Sep 1;108(3):485-491. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy152.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30535090 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1544

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id