Encapsulated Nutrients' Acute Effects on Appetite; ENcapsulated, lipiD, aminO, pRobiotic, SatiEty (ENDORSE)

June 19, 2017 updated by: Arne Astrup

Encapsulated Nutrients' Acute Effects on Appetite

A double-blind, randomized crossover design with five arms including four experimental conditions and placebo will be applied. After having successfully completed screening procedures, eligible participants will be invited to five separate test days. The test days cannot be within the same week, however there is no upper limit for days in between, as long as the participants remain weight stable and do not change diet or physical activity level. Significant changes in diet, physical activity level (evaluated by the sub-investigator) or weight change ±3 kg over the course of the study (from screening to completion of the last test day) results in exclusion of that subject.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

For standardization, 48 hours before the test days, the participants will be asked to consume a regular diet compliant to what they usually eat and no excessive alcohol consumption (not above 5 units and no alcohol at all from 8 pm the night before the test days) or intense physical activity compared to what they normally do is allowed. Additionally, the participants must arrive at the study facilities in the morning after an overnight fast (from 10 pm) using non strenuous means of transportation. Furthermore, over the course of the study (from screening (visit 1) to completion of the last test day (visit 6)), the participants are not allowed to change body weight (±3 kg), diet or physical activity level (as judged by the sub-investigator). The participants will be weighed and asked about compliance with additional standardization in a room away from the other participants before initiating each test day. Possible in-compliance with the standardization will be judged by the sub-investigator whether to result in re-scheduling of the visit or to be recorded as a protocol deviation.

Participants arrive at the study facility at 07:30 in the morning. Compliance with standardization is controlled along with registration of possible adverse events, use of concomitant medications and consumption of fermented milk products. During the test days, participants are settled together in an open office, where they are separated at individual tables. During the meals, participants are settled into individual feeding cubicles, where they cannot see each other and are instructed not to talk to each other.

Visual analogue scales (VAS') will be completed for measurement of fasting subjective appetite levels.

The test products (capsules) will be provided 30 minutes prior to a standardized fixed breakfast (providing 2000 kJ) and 60 minutes prior to a standardized fixed mid-morning snack (providing 1500 kJ). An ad libitum test meal will be provided 6 hour after first provision of capsules (time 0). There will be 2 hour interval between the two servings of capsules and 4 hour interval between the second serving of capsules and the ad libitum test meal.

Immediately before and after each episode of capsules and food consumption and at 30 minutes intervals, VAS' will be completed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

33

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Frederiksberg
      • Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark, 1958
        • Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

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 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants who have provided written informed consent
  • Healthy men
  • Age between 18 and 60 years
  • BMI between 18.5-32 kg/m2
  • Regular breakfast eaters (eating breakfast ≥ 4 times a week)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants unable to consume or known to get nausea from consuming 20 medium sized capsules (placebo capsules will be provided at screening for test of ability to consume the relevant amount of capsules)
  • Participants not able to comply with the study protocol, including consumption of the specific study foods (pictures of study foods shown at screening)
  • Any known food allergies or food intolerance likely to affect the present study
  • Significant health problems as judged by the principal investigator
  • Taking any medication or supplements known to affect appetite or body weight within the past month and/or during the study as judged by the study professional
  • Intake of probiotic supplements (any kind of supplements but not including foods containing probiotic) < 4 weeks before study start
  • Intake of probiotic supplements (any kind of supplements but not including foods containing probiotic) during the study
  • Use of systemic medical treatment likely to interfere with evaluation of the study parameters as judged by the principal investigator
  • Smoking, smoking cessation within the past 3 months or nicotine use (electronic cigarettes, gum etc.). Irregular smokers accepted
  • Self-reporting currently dieting or having lost/gained significant amount of weight (±3 kg) in the previous 3 months
  • Significant weight changes (±3 kg) over the course of the study (from screening to completion of last test day)
  • Significant changes in physical activity patterns in the past 4 weeks or significant changes over the course of the study (from screening to completion of last test day) as judged by the sub-investigator
  • Significant changes in diet in the past 4 weeks or significant changes over the course of the study (from screening to completion of last test day) as judged by the sub-investigator
  • Participants who work in appetite related areas
  • Simultaneous or within the past month participating in other clinical trials that can interfere with the study

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: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Encapsulated nutients

Encapsulated nutrients known to be able to stimulate GLP-1 and PYY release. Encapsulated with coating providing release at pH≈7.0 (in the distal part of the ileum) expected to start approximately 3 hour following ingestion.

The encapsulated nutrients will be provided 30 minutes prior to the standardized fixed breakfast (providing 2000 kJ) and 60 minutes prior to the standardized fixed mid-morning snack (providing 1500 kJ), i.e. test products will be provided 6 hour and 4 hour before the ad libitum test meal, respectively.

Amino acid + Lipid; Probiotic bacteria; Lipid; Amino acid selected on their ability to stimulate release of GLP-1 and PYY
Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Nutrients known to have limited stimulation on GLP-1 and PYY release. Encapsulated with coating providing release at pH≈7.0 (in the distal part of the ileum) expected to start approximately 3 hour following ingestion.

The placebo products will be provided 30 minutes prior to the standardized fixed breakfast (providing 2000 kJ) and 60 minutes prior to the standardized fixed mid-morning snack (providing 1500 kJ), i.e. placebo products will be provided 6 hour and 4 hour before the ad libitum test meal, respectively.

Maltodextrin, which is not expected to stimulate release of GLP-1 and PYY

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Reduced energy intake
Time Frame: up to day 5
Assessments of ad libitum test meal when exposed to one or more of the encapsulated nutrients compared to the placebo
up to day 5

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Subjective appetite sensations
Time Frame: Six hours during each test day between test day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (acute effect)
Evaluations of each of the subjective appetite sensations assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS) (satiety, fullness, hunger, prospective food consumption, desire to eat)
Six hours during each test day between test day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (acute effect)
Subjective appetite sensations in relation to energy consumed
Time Frame: up to day 5
Assessing the appetite quotient (AQ)
up to day 5

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Subjective nausea assessments
Time Frame: Six hours during each test day between test day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (acute effect)
VAS assessments for nausea throughout the study test day
Six hours during each test day between test day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (acute effect)
Subjective nausea assessments
Time Frame: up to day 5
End of day questionnaire assessing feeling of nausea after leaving the study facility
up to day 5

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anders Sjödin, MD, PhD, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 28, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 8, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

June 8, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 23, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

March 15, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 20, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 19, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • B332

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

No IPD will be shared

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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