Synbiotic Dietary Supplement and Gut Microbiota

NCT ID: NCT04097106

Last Updated: 2024-12-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-10

Study Completion Date

2022-06-27

Brief Summary

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To test the feasibility and safety of our designer synbiotic on gastrointestinal symptoms and gut microbiota and fecal metabolomics.

Detailed Description

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This will be a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled paired crossover pilot study in healthy controls aimed to evaluate gastrointestinal tolerance of a synbiotic dietary supplement.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CROSSOVER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Lean BMI (19-25)

Synbiotic

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Synbiotic dietary supplement in capsule form

Obese BMI (30-35)

Synbiotic

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Synbiotic dietary supplement in capsule form

Interventions

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Synbiotic

Synbiotic dietary supplement in capsule form

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* BMI 19-25 (lean) and BMI 30-35 (obese)
* Age 18-45 years old
* subjects must be willing to consume oral dietary supplement and placebo daily for a total of 56 days,
* willing to complete gastrointestinal (GI) and dietary surveys, body composition assessment, and provide blood, urine and stool sample at 4 intervals during the pilot study (baseline, after first supplementation period (day 28), after washout period (day 49), and after second supplementation period (day 77)

Exclusion Criteria

* antibiotic consumption within 28 days of study initiation
* diabetes
* kidney disorders
* history of cardiac disease and medications for cardiac disease
* use of statins and antihypertensive drugs
* inflammatory bowel disease
* irritable bowel syndrome
* history of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
* history of intestinal surgery, excluding hernia repair and appendectomy
* active cancer diagnosis; chronic acid suppression treatment (proton pump inhibitors, histamine H2 receptor antagonists)
* immune modulatory treatments (e.g. chronic immunosuppressive medications, chronic NSAIDs)
* abnormal liver or kidney function as measured by routine serum chemistry testing
* severe anemia or significant white blood cell or platelet abnormalities
* no additional blood or blood product donations during study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Cleveland Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gail Cresci

Director Nutrition Research within Center for Human Nutrition

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gail Cresci

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Cleveland Clinic

Locations

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Kassandra Spates-Harden

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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IRB #19-601

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id