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Acute Satiety and Metabolic Response of Daily Consumption of a Fruit Juice

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Other: Fruit juice
Registration Number
NCT05840627
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Brief Summary

The "cLabel+ Innovative natural, nutritious and consumer-oriented clean label food" is a research and technological development project centered on responding to the challenges facing the food industry. It is focused on the concept of "clean label", which emerges as one of the major current trends in the sector, given the growing number of consumers who are increasingly aware and eager for information, who are looking for alternative, more transparent and natural food products.

Thus, one of the aims of the cLabel+ project is to research the macronutrients and phenolic compounds present in food matrices and achieve a clean label positioning for the final products developed. This single group assignment clinical trial aims to evaluate the effect of daily consumption of a fruit juice, developed as part of the collaborative project cLabel+, on gut microbiota composition and diversity in healthy adults. It is also intended to study the acute metabolic effect, namely in terms of appetite control, and lipid and glucose metabolism.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men or women
  • Adults (age ≥ 18 years)
  • Filling informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Obesity (body mass index ≥ 30.0 kg/m2).
  • Daily consumption of fruit juices in the month prior to the start of the study.
  • Individuals with diagnosed food allergies or intolerances to the components being tested.
  • Use of pro/prebiotics or fibre as a dietary supplement or any food/molecule that modifies intestinal transit time 6 weeks before recruitment.
  • Use of laxatives 6 weeks before recruitment.
  • Recent weight loss or weight gain of more than 10% in the last 3 months.
  • Adherence to restrictive weight loss diets or specific dietary pattern (e.g., palaeolithic diet, Atkins, flexitarian, ketogenic, vegan).
  • Diagnosis of gastrointestinal pathology, hormonal or thyroid pathology, autoimmune diseases, chronic use of corticosteroids, psychiatric disease, or diabetes mellitus.
  • Having taken antibiotics within the 12 weeks prior to beginning the study.
  • Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages (>14 and >8 units/week for men and women, respectively).
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Participation in another clinical trial within the past 3 months that the Principal Investigator believes may compromise the results of the trial (e.g., clinical trial with an effect on the composition and diversity of the gut microbiota).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Fruit juiceFruit juice-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in the iAUC (pmol/L*min) for ghrelin14 days

Ghrelin will be measured in fasting and every 30 minutes up to 3 hours. The iAUC (pmol/L\*min) for ghrelin will be calculated based on the concentration curve following consumption of the fruit juice.

Changes in gut microbiota diversity14 days

Difference in gut microbiota Shannon index, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in gut microbiota characterization14 days

Differences in gut microbiota taxonomic characterization from baseline to the end of the intervention.

Changes in the iAUC (pmol/L*min) for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)14 days

GLP-1 will be measured in fasting and every 30 minutes up to 3 hours. The iAUC (pmol/L\*min) for GLP-1 will be calculated based on the concentration curve following consumption of the fruit juice.

Changes in the iAUC (pmol/L*min) for peptide YY (PYY)14 days

PYY will be measured in fasting and every 30 minutes up to 3 hours. The iAUC (pmol/L\*min) for PYY will be calculated based on the concentration curve following consumption of the fruit juice.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in fasting glucose14 days

Changes in fasting glucose, measured in mg/dL, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in fasting insulin14 days

Changes in fasting insulin, measured in mg/dL, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in HOMA-IR14 days

Changes in HOMA-IR from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in total cholesterol14 days

Changes in total cholesterol, measured in mg/dL, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in LDL cholesterol14 days

Changes in LDL cholesterol, measured in mg/dL, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in HDL cholesterol14 days

Changes in HDL cholesterol, measured in mg/dL, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in expired breath H214 days

Changes in expired breath H2, measured in ppm, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in faecal calprotectin14 days

Changes in faecal calprotectin, measured in µg/g faeces, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in faecal acetate14 days

Changes in faecal acetate, measured in M, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in faecal LPS14 days

Changes in faecal LPS, measured in EU/mL, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in triacylglycerols14 days

Changes in triacylglycerols, measured in mg/dL, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in high sensitivity PCR14 days

Changes in high sensitivity PCR, measured in mg/dL, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in expired breath CH414 days

Changes in expired breath CH4, measured in ppm, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in faecal butyrate14 days

Changes in faecal butyrate, measured in M, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Changes in faecal alkaline phosphatase (ALP)14 days

Changes in faecal ALP, measured in mg/g faeces, from baseline to the end of intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

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Lisboa, Portugal

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