Glucose and Fructose Stimulated Brain Activity in Obese Subjects

October 26, 2015 updated by: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Effects of Acute Glucose and Fructose Ingestion on Brain Activity in Obese Volunteers

The objective is to investigate neuro-anatomical correlates of the regulation of energy intake by means of functional MRI. Administration of glucose as well as fructose is followed by functional brain MRI, and findings are correlated with serum glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) levels as an endogenous satiety signal in obese humans.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • right-handed healthy males, no drugs, non-smoking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • drug abuse, smoker, left-handed, claustrophobia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: PLACEBO
Single intragastric instillation of 300ml tap water via nasogastric tube
300ml tap water via nasogastric tube
Active Comparator: GLUCOSE
Single intragastric instillation of 75g Glucose in 300ml tap water via nasogastric tube
300ml tap water with 75g Glucose via nasogastric tube
Active Comparator: FRUCTOSE
Single intragastric instillation of 25g Fructose in 300ml tap water via nasogastric tube
300ml tap water with 25g Fructose via nasogastric tube

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in healthy, obese volunteers while they performed a working memory task: changes in cerebral blood flow
Time Frame: changes from baseline to one hour after treatment
changes from baseline to one hour after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes in plasma insulin
Time Frame: changes from baseline to one hour after treatment
changes from baseline to one hour after treatment
Changes in plasma glucose
Time Frame: changes from baseline to one hour after treatment
changes from baseline to one hour after treatment
Changes in plasma GLP-1
Time Frame: changes from baseline to one hour after treatment
changes from baseline to one hour after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Christoph Beglinger, MD, University of Basel

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 20, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 26, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

October 28, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 26, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • fMRI Obese

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