Bioavailability of Micronutrients With a Special Focus on Vitamin K Dependent on Consumed Diet (BioMicro)

April 7, 2025 updated by: Susanne Bügel, University of Copenhagen

Bioavailability of Micronutrients With a Special Focus on Vitamin K - Study Part II: PLANTEKOST

Objectives

The main objectives are:

• Study part II: to investigate the effect of a plant-based diet on micronutrient status compared to an average Danish diet

Hypotheses Study part II: it is hypothesised that the status of some micronutrients is lower after intake of a plant-based diet compared to an average Danish diet.

Participants will:

Study part II: consume either a vegan diet or an average danish diet with a high meat intake for 4 weeks. The total study period for the participants is estimated to 6 weeks (from screening to paticipants last visit)

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Overall study design Study part II (n= 16 completers): A 4-week randomised parallel intervention trial comparing status of some micronutrients (with main focus on MK-9 and ferritin) after consumption of a plant-based diet compared to an average Danish diet

In study part II, participants will be randomised to either plant-based or an average Danish (meat-based) diet for 4-weeks. The participants will visit NEXS for two test days, before and after the 4-week intervention period where fasting blood will be drawn. Prior to the two test days the participants will complete a 3-day weighed dietary registration (WDR) and collect faecal and urine samples. The minimum duration for each participant will be 33days.

It is required that the participants' vitamin D status is stable. Therefore, a run-in period of up to 6-week with daily supplementation of vitamin D will be required before the first test day.

Detailed study design of part II Prerequisites Six weeks before the first test day it is required that participants have been supplemented with 10 µg vitamin D3/day (recommended daily intake) and restrain from all other types of (vitamins and mineral) supplementation. The vitamin D supplements will be provided free of charge. On day -5 (or at screening) the participants will show up at NEXS where they will receive containers and cooler bags for urine and faecal sampling. The participants will further get written and oral instructions for the WDR. Prior to Day 0, the participants will perform a 3-day WDR, collect a spot faecal sample and a 24-hour urine sample. Prior to the test day, alcohol is prohibited 48 hours before, high-intensity physical activity is prohibited 24 hours before and the participants will fast for a minimum of 12 hours before. The participants are allowed to drink ½ L of tap water during the fasting period.

Test days On Day 0, the participants will show up fasting at NEXS and one fasting blood sample will be collected (baseline blood sample). The participants will have a session with a dietician, or other delegated personnel, where they will be introduced to their assigned diets (both including daily supplementation with 10 µg vitamin D3) and asked to start the 4-week intervention. On Day 28 (±3 days), the participants will have their second test day at NEXS where one blood sample will be drawn. Prior to the second test days (Day28), they repeat the 3-day WDR, sampling of faeces and urine, and prerequisites related to alcohol intake, physical activity and fasting is required as described above.

Intervention period During the 4 weeks, the participants will show up at NEXS 1-2 days per week to receive new products and if needed they can ask for recipes, guidelines and feedback/advice from a trained dietician. Once a week they will be asked to collect a spot urine sample in the morning on the day they visit NEXS. During the third week, participants will in addition to the above mentioned also have instructions for the WDR and collections of urine and faeces repeated, and material delivered.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

20

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Susanne G Bügel, Professor
  • Phone Number: +4535332490
  • Email: shb@nexs.ku.dk

Study Locations

      • Frederiksberg, Denmark, 1958
        • University of Copenhagen
        • Contact:
          • Susanne G Bügel, Professor
          • Phone Number: +4535332490
          • Email: shb@nexs.ku.dk
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
          • Susanne G Bügel, Professor

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women
  • Between 18 and 65 years old (including both 18 and 65 year olds)
  • Danish-speaking
  • Willingness to consume/comply with consumption of study-related intervention products/diet
  • Willing to take 10 µg vitamin D3/day and omit intake of all other (vitamins and mineral) supplements before and during the trial
  • BMI ≤ 30.0 kg/m2
  • Habitual consumption of meat at dinner minimum 5 times per week. Meat is defined as red meat and poultry, where red meat is consumed at dinner at least 2 out of 5 times per week (fish consumption is not included in the "5 per week" meat definition).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Daily smokers/users of all kinds of nicotine-containing products.
  • Occasional smokers/user can be included if they are willing to refrain from all kinds of nicotine-containing products during the trial (from screening to end of trial)
  • Blood donation <3 months prior to study-related blood sampling
  • Intensive physical training (> 10 hours of strenuous physical activity per week)
  • Participation in other clinical studies at the time of the study
  • Pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant within the study period
  • Habitual alcohol intake above current recommendation (> 10 alcoholic units/week)
  • History of cancer within the past five (5) years except basal cell skin cancer and cervix
  • Diagnosed with chronic inflammation disorders
  • Diagnosed with gastrointestinal diseases
  • Diagnosed with bone related diseases
  • Diagnosed with psychiatric disorder including depression that requires medical treatment
  • Medical treatment of diabetes
  • Medical treatment of cardiovascular related disease
  • Surgical change of the gastrointestinal tract (removal of appendix is allowed)
  • Use of prescription medication that can affect their safety or impact on data
  • Inability, physically or mental, to comply with the procedure required by the study protocol and evaluated by the principal investigator (PI), study manager or clinical responsible

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Vegan diet
The participants will consume a vegan diet
the participants will either be assigned consumption of a vegan diet or their habitual average danish diet with a high intake of meat for the intervention period which is 4 weeks.
Other Names:
  • diet
No Intervention: average habitual danish diet with high meat consumption

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Differences in the status of micronutrients dependent on consumption of either a plant-based diet or an average Danish diet
Time Frame: From screening the last visit of the participant will take place after 10 weeks.

The status of the micronutrients will be assesed by analysing blood, feases and urine samples for biomarkers and concentration of the micronutrients.

For vitamin K, we will measure the concentration of vitamin K vitamers in blood, feaces and urine and the concentration of the biomarkers MGP and OC in the blood samples.

From screening the last visit of the participant will take place after 10 weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Susanne G Bügel, Professor, University of Copenhagen

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 (Estimated)

April 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2031

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 10, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 10, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BioMicro Prot. v1.1 PLANTEKOST

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

We will report anonymized data for publications of the result.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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