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- Clinical Trial NCT02253628
The Acute Effect of Coffee Consumption on Stomach, Self-reported Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Stress.
September 29, 2014 updated by: Aimilia Papakonstantinou, Agricultural University of Athens
The Acute Effect of Coffee Consumption on Salivary Gastrin, Alpha-amylase and Cortisol Concentrations, on Self-reported Gastrointestinal Symptoms, on Self-reported Psychometric Assessments and on Blood Pressure.
This study investigated the acute effect of the consumption of four different kinds of coffee (hot and cold instant coffee, cold espresso and hot filter coffee) with the same caffeine content on salivary gastrin, cortisol and alpha-amylase concentrations, on self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms and on psychometric assessments in healthy individuals.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Coffee consumption is very common in Greece.
Many of the consumers support that certain types of coffee and especially instant coffee cause gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy individuals.
Up to now, few studies have investigated the relationship between coffee consumption, gastrointestinal symptoms and stress in healthy individuals with conflicting results.Coffee consumption is related with increased gastric acid and gastrin secretion, however it does not seem to affect stomach or stomach walls.
Stress, which characterizes modern lifestyle, also is found to increase gastric acid and gastrin secretion and seems to be exclusively responsible for gastrointestinal symptoms.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
40
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
20 years to 55 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Stable body weight for at least 1 month prior to study enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- If one volunteer consumed breakfast more than three days a week, their daily caffeine intake was over 500 mg caffeine, was taking medication, their psychological state was strongly influenced by some exogenous factor (e.g. moving to a new house, new job, divorce e.t.c.), was on hypocaloric diet for weight loss, was smoking more than five cigarettes a day, was an athlete with very vigorous physical activity (> 4 hours vigorous exercise a day), had a history of gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, ulcers e.t.c.), depression, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, blood disorders, liver disease, unregulated hyper - or hypothyroidism, arrhythmia, heart disease, cancer, vascular disease, recent surgery, or severe psychiatric disorders was automatically excluded from 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
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Trial 1
Forty healthy men and women, with normal body weight.
Volunteers consumed randomly 4 coffee beverages with 160 mg caffeine (hot instant coffee, cold instant coffee, cold espresso, hot filter coffee).
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Volunteers consumed cold espresso with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed hot instant coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed cold instant coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed hot filter coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
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Experimental: Trial 2
Forty healthy men and women, with normal body weight.
Volunteers consumed randomly 4 coffee beverages with 160 mg caffeine (hot instant coffee, cold instant coffee, cold espresso, hot filter coffee).
|
Volunteers consumed cold espresso with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed hot instant coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed cold instant coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed hot filter coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
|
Experimental: Trial 3
Forty healthy men and women, with normal body weight.
Volunteers consumed randomly 4 coffee beverages with 160 mg caffeine (hot instant coffee, cold instant coffee, cold espresso, hot filter coffee).
|
Volunteers consumed cold espresso with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed hot instant coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed cold instant coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed hot filter coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
|
Experimental: Trial 4
Forty healthy men and women, with normal body weight.
Volunteers consumed randomly 4 coffee beverages with 160 mg caffeine (hot instant coffee, cold instant coffee, cold espresso, hot filter coffee).
|
Volunteers consumed cold espresso with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed hot instant coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed cold instant coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
Volunteers consumed hot filter coffee with 160 mg caffeine.
Salivary gastrin, alpha-amylase and cortisol and self-reported GI symptoms and stress were collected at fasting and postprandially.
Other Names:
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Salivary gastrin and self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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The volunteers visited the lab after an 8-hour fasting.
Saliva samples were taken at fasting for the determination of fasting salivary gastrin.
After the consumption of coffee, saliva samples were taken at 15, 30, 60' for the determination of gastrin.
Saliva samples were collected by the method "Salivette".
Saliva was carried out by chewing a swab for about 1 minute.
Then, the swab was returned to the Salivette and the container was centrifuged and saliva sample was obtained.
The samples were stored at - 20 degrees of Celsius.
Gastrin was determined by an immunoenzymatic method.
In order to record the effects of coffee consumption on gastrointestinal symptoms, the participants completed a visual analogue scale every time saliva samples were collected (time 0', 15', 30', 60', 120', 180').
The visual analogue scale (1 = not at all to 10 = very) included 12 questions about gastrointestinal symptoms.
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4 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Blood pressure, energy intake and physical activity
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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The aim was to investigate if blood pressure, energy intake and physical activity changed during the intervention.
Blood pressure was measured three times in a sitting position after 15 minutes of rest by a mercury sphygmomanometer at the beginning and ending of each trial respectively.
There was a 2-minute interval between measurements.
Then, the average blood pressure measurements were calculated.
Dietary intake was analyzed by Diet Analysis Plus (version 6.1).
The database was extensively modified to include new foods and recipes.
Physical activity was estimated by using metabolic equivalents of different activities performed by the volunteers the previous 7 days.
Then, mean daily energy expenditure was estimated.
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4 weeks
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Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase
Time Frame: 4 weeks
|
The volunteers visited the lab after an 8-hour fasting.
Saliva samples were taken at fasting for the determination of fasting salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase.
After the consumption of coffee, saliva samples were taken at 15, 30, 60' for the determination of alpha-amylase and at 60, 120, 180' for cortisol determination.Saliva samples were collected by the method "Salivette".
Saliva was carried out by chewing a swab for about 1 minute.
Then, the swab was returned to the Salivette and the container was centrifuged and saliva sample was obtained.
The samples were stored at - 20 degrees of Celsius.
Cortisol was determined by an immunoenzymatic method.
Alpha-amylase was determined by a kinetic enzyme assay kit.
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4 weeks
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Self-reported sentiments, mood and stress.
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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In order to record the effects of coffee consumption on stress and on sentiments and mood the participants completed the Zung self-assessment anxiety scale and a visual analogue scale every time saliva samples were collected (time 0', 15', 30', 60', 120', 180').
The Zung self-assessment anxiety scale included 20 questions, which were designed to assess how the volunteers felt the moment completing the questionnaire.
The visual analogue scale (1 = not at all to 10 = very) included 17 questions about stress, sentiments and mood.
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4 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
February 1, 2014
Primary Completion (Actual)
June 1, 2014
Study Completion (Actual)
June 1, 2014
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 19, 2014
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 29, 2014
First Posted (Estimate)
October 1, 2014
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
October 1, 2014
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 29, 2014
Last Verified
September 1, 2014
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 340302
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