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Fruit and Vegetable Products Enriched With Fibre From Potato Starch With Prebiotic Properties for Children and Youth

Not Applicable
Conditions
Child Obesity
Hypertension
Overweight and Obesity
NAFLD
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Vegetable and fruit mousse enriched with a fiber preparation from potato starch with prebiotic properties
Dietary Supplement: Vegetable and fruit mousse
Behavioral: Dietary and physical activity counselling
Registration Number
NCT05140070
Lead Sponsor
Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland
Brief Summary

The main goal of the project is to test fruit and vegetable mousse, with the addition of a fiber preparation made of potato starch with prebiotic properties, on selected clinical, metabolic and immunological parameters in overweight and obese children.

The study will be performed in a group of 80 to 100 children aged 6 to 10 years (pre-pubertal age), using a double-blind procedure. Children will be randomly assigned into two groups, i.e. the intervention group (they will receive a vegetable and fruit mousse with the addition of potato starch fiber preparation with prebiotic properties) and the control group (they will receive an identical preparation in their diet, but without the addition of potato starch fiber preparation).

Detailed Description

Purpose and nature of the study:

The study financed by the National Center for Research and Development is aimed at examining the vegetable and fruit mousse with the addition of a potato starch fiber preparation with prebiotic properties, in terms of preventing overweight and obesity in children and limiting the occurrence of metabolic disorders secondary to obesity.

Description of the procedures Children participating in the study will consume a daily fruit and vegetable mousse with or without the addition (control group) of a fiber-based potato starch preparation with prebiotic properties. Random selection will decide whether child will consume vegetable and fruit mousse with the addition of a fiber-based potato starch preparation with prebiotic properties. The study will be double blinded: neither parent and child, nor the attending physician will know whether the consumed mousse contains a fiber preparation. This method of conducting the study (random selection to the study group and control group and the so-called study blind) aims to eliminate the attitude of both the study participant and the observer to the therapy, which could affect the final assessment.

Children will take the mousse every day for six months (6 months). In order to evaluate the effect of fruit and vegetable mousse with the addition of a fiber preparation made of potato starch with prebiotic properties, the following tests will be performed: measurements of height, weight and, based on this measurements body mass index (BMI) will be calculated, waist circumference and blood pressure, bioimpedance test to assess the content of adipose and muscle tissue in the body, ultrasound of the carotid vessels and the liver, the speed of the pulse wave using the oscillometric method, the elastographic examination with a fibroscan, the examination of the composition of the intestinal flora in a stool sample, and a venous blood sample (7-10 ml volume) will be taken to evaluate lipid, carbohydrate metabolism, liver function, adipose tissue function, antioxidant status, and immune response parameters. The mentioned tests will be performed three times during the observation, i.e. at the time of enrollment in the study, after 6 months of taking the fruit and vegetable mousse and 3 months after the end of the vegetable and fruit mousse. In connection with participation in the study, the Child and Parents will be provided with dietary and physical activity advice as well as psychologist's advice on the day of enrollment in the study and at 3-month intervals up to 9 months from the start of participation in the study. Additionally, 3 months after starting taking the fruit and vegetable mousse, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements will be performed. During the participation in the study possible side effects will be registered.

A questionnaire containing questions about the child's date of birth, questions about the child's general health and taking medications, about the socio-demographic situation of the family, and food frequency questions will be completed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • overweight or obesity according to World Health Organization (WHO) definition
  • in 20 patients additionally to overweight or obesity also increase blood pressure
  • in 20 patients additionally to overweight or obesity also liver steatosis
  • willingness to participate
Exclusion Criteria
  • allergy to mousse components
  • malabsorption syndrome
  • organ failure
  • food neophobia
  • other diseases or health problems which may interfere with study procedures or safety.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionVegetable and fruit mousse enriched with a fiber preparation from potato starch with prebiotic propertiesMousse with prebiotic
ControlVegetable and fruit mousseMousse without prebiotic
InterventionDietary and physical activity counsellingMousse with prebiotic
ControlDietary and physical activity counsellingMousse without prebiotic
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BMI z-score change6 to 9 months

Change in age and sex standardized BMI z-scores

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gut microbiota6 to 9 months

change in microbiome composition

Cholesterol6 to 9 months

change in cholesterol-parameter of lipid metabolism (mg%)

Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)6 to 9 months

change in Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), score, normal range\<2,5

total antioxidant status (TAS)6 to 9 months

change in total antioxidant status (TAS) (mcmol/L)

Regulated upon Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Presumably Secreted (RANTES)6 months

change in Regulated upon Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Presumably Secreted (RANTES) (ng/mL)

lymphocyte T6 months

change in lymphocyte T (%)

Waist6 to 9 months

Change in waist z-score (cm)

high-density lipoprotein (HDL)6 to 9 months

change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-parameter of lipid metabolism (mg%)

insulin, serum6 to 9 months

change in insulin (mcIU/mL)

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1)6 months

change in Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) (ng/mL)

Bioimpedance6 to 9 months

Change in body composition on bioimpedance (fat-body-mass %)

Triglyceride6 to 9 months

change in triglyceride-parameter of lipid metabolism (mg%)

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)6 to 9 months

change in Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-parameter of lipid metabolism (mg%)

tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-alfa)6 months

change in tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-alfa) (ng/mL)

interleukin 6 (IL-6)6 months

change in interleukin 6 (IL-6) (ng/mL)

very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)6 to 9 months

change in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-parameter of lipid metabolism (mg%)

apolipoprotein6 to 9 months

change in apolipoprotein-parameter of lipid metabolism (mg%)

leptin6 to 9 months

change in leptin (ng/mL)

adiponectin6 to 9 months

change in adiponectin (ng/mL)

glucose, serum6 to 9 months

change in glucose (mg%)

Glutathione (GSH)6 to 9 months

change in Glutathione (GSH) (g Hgb/mcL)

glutathione peroxidase (GPx)6 to 9 months

change in glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (mg/dL)

Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 (MIP-1) alfa and beta6 months

change in Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 (MIP-1) alfa and beta (ng/mL)

uric acid6 to 9 months

change in uric acid (mg%)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Childen's Memorial Health Institute

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Warszawa, Poland

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