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Clinical Trials/NCT03807752
NCT03807752
Completed
Not Applicable

The Effect of Supplementation With a Marine Protein Hydrolysate in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome

Helse Møre og Romsdal HF2 sites in 1 country33 target enrollmentFebruary 15, 2019

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Metabolic Syndrome
Sponsor
Helse Møre og Romsdal HF
Enrollment
33
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Glucose
Status
Completed
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Overweight and obesity are increasing global health problems and the most important contributors to morbidity and mortality. The maintenance of long-term weight loss is difficult, and individuals often regain weight after an intervention program is finished. It is of interest to find ways to prevent and alleviate metabolic syndrome (MetS), beyond the known effects of lifestyle modification and weight loss. Fish has been proposed as a food that may have favorable effects on metabolic health. There is evidence that cod, and other marine fish, may contain bioactive peptides that have potentially important health effects in humans. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of adding a marine protein hydrolysate (MPH) supplement to the diet over an 8-week period in a group of adults with established MetS. The investigators expect that this will lead to beneficial changes in the components of MetS and to an overall healthier metabolic profile.

Detailed Description

Overweight and obesity are increasing global health problems and the most important contributors to morbidity and mortality. Obesity (abdominal obesity), together with hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension forms a cluster of risk factors that is called the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The first-line therapy for MetS is lifestyle intervention - education on a healthy lifestyle leading to a focus on physical activity and diet, which will improve risk factors closely linked to MetS. The maintenance of long-term weight loss is difficult, and individuals often regain weight after an intervention program stops. It is of interest to find ways to prevent and alleviate MetS, beyond the known effects of lifestyle modification and weight loss. Fish has been proposed as a food that may have favorable effects on metabolic health. Previous intervention studies with fish protein in humans and rodents have shown improved insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, reduced cholesterol levels in plasma and reduced blood pressure. Intervention studies investigating the effect of cod have mainly focused on the health effect of consuming the whole fillet. Studies on the remaining part of the fish, the residual material, primarily used for production of animal feed, are scarce. There is evidence that cod, and other marine fish, may contain bioactive peptides that have potentially important health effects in humans. Therefore, it is of interest to investigate the possible effect of a daily supplement of marine protein hydrolysate (MPH), taken over a longer period, in a group of patients with abnormal glucose control. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of adding a MPH supplement to the diet over an 8-week period in a group of adults with established MetS. The investigators expect that supplementation with MPH will lead to beneficial changes in the components of MetS and an overall healthier metabolic profile.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
February 15, 2019
End Date
April 30, 2020
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 40-70 years
  • BMI 27-35 kg/m2
  • Signed informed consent
  • MetS as defined by the presence of at least 3 of the 5 following criteria\*:
  • Elevated waist circumference ≥ 94 cm (M), ≥ 80 cm (F)
  • Elevated triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mmol/L (150 mg/dL)
  • Elevated fasting glucose ≥ 5.5 mmol/L (100 mg/dL)
  • Elevated blood pressure S ≥ 130 and/or D ≥85 mmHg
  • Reduced HDL-cholesterol \< 1.0 mmol/L (40 mg/dL) (M) \<1.3 mmol/L (50 mg/dL) (F)
  • The International Diabetes Foundations (IDF) cut-off points are used.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Suspected allergy against fish or shellfish
  • Acute infections (may be reconsidered for inclusion at a later time)
  • Chronic disease or therapies that is likely to interfere with the evaluation study results
  • Pregnancy, lactation or planning pregnancy during study period
  • Substance misuse
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply with the requirements of study procedures

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Glucose

Time Frame: At baseline and after 8 weeks, the first sample fasted, thereafter repeated samples every 20 minutes (i.e. -15, 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100,120 minutes after baseline).

Postprandial glucose (mmol/L) change at baseline and after 8 weeks on intervention.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Glucose_met(At baseline and after 8 weeks.)
  • Body composition 1(At baseline and after 8 weeks.)
  • Body composition 3(First at baseline and after 8 weeks.)
  • Body composition 2(At baseline and after 8 weeks.)
  • Hormon hunger 1(At baseline and after 8 weeks, the first sample fasted, thereafter repeated samples (i.e - 15, 0, 20, 40, 80, 120 minutes after baseline).)
  • Hormon hunger 2(At baseline and after 8 weeks, the first sample fasted, thereafter repeated samples (i.e - 15, 0, 20, 40, 80, 120 minutes after baseline).)
  • Insulin(At baseline and after 8 weeks, the first sample fasted, thereafter repeated samples every 20 minutes (i.e. -15, 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100,120 minutes after baseline).)

Study Sites (2)

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