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Snack Foods and Their Impact on Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Function and Symptoms (OptiGut)

3. februar 2020 opdateret af: Professor Kevin Whelan, King's College London

Snack Foods and Their Impact on Gastrointestinal Physiology, Luminal Microbiology and Gastrointestinal Symptoms

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of replacing usual snacks with alternative snack foods on gut health in a population of habitual snackers with low fibre intake.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Diet is a crucial target for the improvement of human health. In the modern world, diets are diverse and diet related diseases are becoming more and more common. In particular, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the bacteria that live in the gut are strongly linked to both diet and health. Bacteria in the gut can be beneficial or harmful, and the health of the gut relies on the beneficial bacteria outnumbering the harmful ones. Diet has a great impact on the bacterial composition of the gut. In turn, the gut bacteria play diverse roles in human health, influencing not only the gut but also the health of the immune system, heart and brain. Therefore, optimising the composition of the gut bacterial is vital to human health and wellbeing.

It has been shown that snacks between meals contributes 420 - 480 calories per day, almost a quarter of the recommended intake. Therefore, snack choices are an area of diet and lifestyle that have the potential to influence diet and in turn the health of our gut and gut bacteria. We would like to assess the effect of replacing usual snacks with alternative snack foods that we believe have benefits for gut health.

The primary aim of the study is to investigate whether the replacement of usual snacks has an effect on gut bacterial composition, specifically the abundance of Bifidobacteria. Secondary aims include the effect of the intervention snacks on additional measures of gut health such as gut transit time, the frequency and consistency of bowel movements and gut symptoms e.g. heartburn, nausea, belching etc. The effect of snack foods on metabolites in the blood (e.g. glucose, insulin, lipids) will also be determined. Finally the impact of snack replacement on mood and quality of life will be assessed.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

87

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år til 45 år (Voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female
  • Aged between 18-45 years
  • Body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 - 29.9 kg/m2
  • Regular consumption of snacks (≥2 per day, excluding fruit and nut snacks)
  • Low fibre intake (<22 g/d)
  • Willing to follow the protocol and provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy or intolerance to snack ingredients (assessed at screening)
  • Dislike of study snacks
  • Regular consumption of intervention foods as snacks (twice a day in last month)
  • Diabetes
  • Major active psychiatric conditions (e.g. schizophrenia) or current eating disorder
  • Active treatment for cancer in the last year
  • Severe renal, cardiac or pulmonary disease or any other chronic medical condition
  • Severe oesophagitis, gastritis or duodenitis
  • Active diverticulitis or intestinal/colonic strictures
  • Crohns disease or Ulcerative colitis
  • Abdominal surgery (except appendicectomy or cholecystectomy)
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Functional constipation
  • Functional diarrhoea
  • Antibiotics (past 4 weeks)
  • Ongoing therapy with drugs affecting gastrointestinal motility
  • Use of medical devices (Pacemakers, infusion pumps, insulin pumps)
  • Women who are pregnant/lactating/planning pregnancy
  • Recent/ongoing consumption of probiotics/prebiotics (past 4 weeks)
  • Ongoing abuse of alcohol/drugs/other medication
  • Very high physical activity levels
  • Unexplained/unintentional weight loss in the past 6 months

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Forebyggelse
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Dobbelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Intervention snack 1
Snack food believed to selectively promote the growth of beneficial bacterial strains in the human colon.
To be eaten instead of regular snacks twice a day for 4 weeks.
Aktiv komparator: Intervention snack 2
Snack food believed to selectively promote the growth of beneficial bacterial strains in the human colon.
To be eaten instead of regular snacks twice a day for 4 weeks.
Placebo komparator: Control snack
Control snack food reflecting the macro-nutrient profile of a typical UK snack.
To be eaten instead of regular snacks twice a day for 4 weeks.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Faecal bifidobacteria
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured by 16S community profiling (Illumina Miseq) of bacterial genomic DNA isolated from participant stool samples
Baseline
Faecal bifidobacteria
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured by 16S community profiling (Illumina Miseq) of bacterial genomic DNA isolated from participant stool samples
Day 28

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Whole gut transit time
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured using the SmartPill wireless motility capsule
Baseline
Whole gut transit time
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured using the SmartPill wireless motility capsule
Day 28
Regional gut transit time
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured using the SmartPill wireless motility capsule
Baseline
Regional gut transit time
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured using the SmartPill wireless motility capsule
Day 28
Regional gut pH
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured using the SmartPill wireless motility capsule
Baseline
Regional gut pH
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured using the SmartPill wireless motility capsule
Day 28
Faecal gut microbiota (alpha- and beta-diversity)
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured by 16S community profiling (Illumina Miseq) of bacterial genomic DNA isolated from participant stool samples
Baseline
Faecal gut microbiota (alpha- and beta-diversity)
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured by 16S community profiling (Illumina Miseq) of bacterial genomic DNA isolated from participant stool samples
Day 28
Faecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFA)
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured by gas liquid chromatography of stool sample
Baseline
Faecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFA)
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured by gas liquid chromatography of stool sample
Day 28
Faecal water
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured by lyophilization of stool sample
Baseline
Faecal water
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured by lyophilization of stool sample
Day 28
Faecal volatile organic compounds
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured by gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry of stool samples
Baseline
Faecal volatile organic compounds
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured by gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry of stool samples
Day 28
Gut symptoms
Tidsramme: Week 0
Gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale (7-day; questionnaire)
Week 0
Gut symptoms
Tidsramme: week 4
Gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale (7-day; questionnaire)
week 4
Stool frequency
Tidsramme: Week 0
Bristol stool form scale (7-day; questionnaire)
Week 0
Stool frequency
Tidsramme: Week 4
Bristol stool form scale(7-day; questionnaire)
Week 4
Dietary intake
Tidsramme: Week 0
7-day food diary
Week 0
Dietary intake
Tidsramme: Week 4
7-day food diary
Week 4
Quality of life
Tidsramme: Baseline
SF-36 questionnaire
Baseline
Quality of life
Tidsramme: Day 28
SF-36 questionnaire
Day 28
Mood
Tidsramme: Baseline
Hospital anxiety and depression scale
Baseline
Mood
Tidsramme: Day 28
Hospital anxiety and depression scale
Day 28
Physical activity
Tidsramme: Baseline
Recent physical activity questionnaire
Baseline
Physical activity
Tidsramme: Day 28
Recent physical activity questionnaire
Day 28
Dietary metabolites (various)
Tidsramme: Baseline
Measured in blood sample
Baseline
Dietary metabolites (various)
Tidsramme: Day 28
Measured in blood sample
Day 28
Particle size of masticated snack foods
Tidsramme: Day 28
Mechanical sieving and laser diffraction of masticated snack foods
Day 28

Andre resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Adverse events
Tidsramme: From baseline - day 28
Interview-administered questionnaire
From baseline - day 28
Acceptability of snack products
Tidsramme: Day 28
Questionnaire
Day 28

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Sponsor

Samarbejdspartnere

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Kevin Whelan, Prof., King's College London

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

27. april 2018

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

30. september 2019

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

30. september 2019

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

23. juni 2018

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

9. juli 2018

Først opslået (Faktiske)

10. juli 2018

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

5. februar 2020

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

3. februar 2020

Sidst verificeret

1. februar 2020

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • HR-17/18-5341

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