Effect of Caloric Content and Timing of Meal on Postprandial Substrate Oxidation and Pulse Wave Analysis

NCT ID: NCT07122765

Last Updated: 2025-08-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-03

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The overarching aim of this research is to study the effects of caloric content and timing of meals on measures of postprandial metabolism and cardiovascular response

1. Determine the effect of caloric content on measures of postprandial metabolic flexibility and pulse wave analysis to a mixed meal challenge.
2. Determine the effect of meal timing on measures of postprandial metabolic flexibility and pulse wave analysis to a mixed meal challenge.

Hypothesis: 1) that hypercaloric meals will result in significantly reduced indices of metabolic flexibility and pulse wave analysis as compared to eucaloric meals and 2) eucaloric meals consumed later in the day will result in significantly reduced metabolic flexibility and pulse wave analysis as compared to eucaloric meals consumed in the morning.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Feeding Metabolism Indirect Calorimetry Blood Flow Velocity Pulse Wave Analysis Pulse Wave Velocity Carbohydrate Metabolism Fatty Acid Metabolism Healthy Participants

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

3 arm randomized cross-over trial
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Eucaloric Morning Mixed Meal Challenge

Morning Mixed Meal Challenge (Liquid Shake), 25% of estimated daily caloric need

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mixed Meal Feeding Challenge

Intervention Type OTHER

Liquid flavored Ensure Plus Shake of varying caloric content based on individual daily estimated caloric need

Eucaloric Evening Mixed Meal Challenge

Evening Mixed Meal Challenge (Liquid Shake), 25% of estimated daily caloric need

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mixed Meal Feeding Challenge

Intervention Type OTHER

Liquid flavored Ensure Plus Shake of varying caloric content based on individual daily estimated caloric need

Hypercaloric Morning Mixed Meal Challenge

Morning Mixed Meal Challenge (Liquid Shake), 37.5% of estimated daily caloric need

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mixed Meal Feeding Challenge

Intervention Type OTHER

Liquid flavored Ensure Plus Shake of varying caloric content based on individual daily estimated caloric need

Interventions

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Mixed Meal Feeding Challenge

Liquid flavored Ensure Plus Shake of varying caloric content based on individual daily estimated caloric need

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males or Females between the ages of 18 and 45 years
* Low risk for medical complications as determined by physical activity readiness questionnaire (PARQ).
* Not currently taking antioxidant supplementation, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in a prescribed manner, antibiotics, steroids, or probiotics.
* Not currently taking any medications for management of cholesterol, diabetes, or body weight/obesity, or are undergoing transgender hormone therapy.
* Not currently pregnant
* No history of disordered eating, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder or screened as high risk for disordered eating via validated questionnaire.
* No history of gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome, Celiac disease, Crohn's disease, or lactose intolerance.
* Considered low risk for food insecurity via the Hunger Vital Sign screener.
* Cannot have followed a ketogenic diet within the last three months or have been told to avoid a high-fat diet by a medical provider due to cardiovascular disease risk.

Exclusion Criteria

* Are currently taking any antioxidant supplementation (daily multivitamin not included), prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), antibiotics, steroids, or probiotics.
* Are currently taking any medications for management of cholesterol, diabetes, or body weight/obesity, or are undergoing hormone therapy (oral contraceptives not included).
* Are unwilling or unable to comply with study procedures, at the discretion of the investigators.
* Pregnant women - A urine pregnancy test will be conducted prior to any testing procedures.
* A history of disordered eating, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder or deemed high-risk for disordered eating via questionnaire.
* A history of gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Celiac disease, Crohn's disease, or lactose intolerance.
* Deemed high risk for food insecurity via the Hunger Vital Sign screener which is filled out electronically prior to enrollment.
* Have followed a ketogenic diet within the last three months or have been told to avoid a high-fat diet by a medical provider for risk of cardiovascular disease.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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George Washington University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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George Washington University School of Public Health

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Matthew D Barberio, PhD

Role: CONTACT

202-994-1408

Nicholas Foreman, MS

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Matthew D Barberio, PhD

Role: primary

202-994-1408

Nicholas Foreman, MS

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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NCR245996

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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