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Metabolomics study for the identification of biomarkers of food intake

Not Applicable
Conditions
healthy volunteers
Registration Number
DRKS00008787
Lead Sponsor
Max Rubner-InstitutBundesforschungsinstitut für Ernährung und Lebensmittel
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria

Healthy women and men (18 – 40 years)
BMI 18.5 – 30 kg/m2
Non-smoking
Volunteers who gave their written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteers with diseases affecting the nutrient absorption, digestive function, metabolism or excretion of nutrients
Smokers
Volunteers regularly taking and medication (except hormonal contraceptives)
Volunteers who took supplements in the past 4 weeks
Volunteers who took antibiotics in the past 6 months
Volunteers who donated blood in the past 3 months
Pregnant or lactating women
Volunteers with known allergies/intolerances to one of the tested foods or one of the ingredients of the formula diet
Volunteers who can be expected not to comply with the study protocol
Volunteers who are institutionalized due to an administrative order or court order

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Analysis of the metabolite profile in plasma and urine by LC-MS/MS, GCxGC-MS, and NMR before, and 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 24, and 48h after a single ingestion of the test meal in comparison to the control meal (formula diet = reference meal)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anthropometric examinations (height, weight, hip and waist circumference) using standard methods.<br>Continuous monitoring of interstitial glucose concentrations by a flash-glucose monitoring system (Freesyle LIBRE, Abbott Diabetes Care).<br>Composition of gut microbiota and their genetic potential by 16S and shotgun sequencing.<br>
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