The influence of gravity and body orientation on protein digestion and absorption.
Completed
- Conditions
- DigestionProtein10025477
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON41945
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 8
Inclusion Criteria
• Healthy males
• Age between 18 and 35 y
• BMI between 18.5 and 30 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
• Celiac disease
• Lactose intolerance
• Smoking
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Donated blood within the last 3 months
• Diagnosed GI tract diseases
• Any medications known to affect digestion and absorption (i.e. proton pump inhibitors, bicarbonate tablets, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>From Page 9 of the C1 research protocol document:<br /><br><br /><br>Primary endpoints are the temporal patterns of plasma concentrations of amino<br /><br>acids, glucose, insulin and paracetamol (to determine gastric emptying). </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>From Page 9 of the C1 research protocol document:<br /><br><br /><br>Secondary study parameters are blood pressure and heart rate. </p><br>