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Healthy Effects of an Innovative Probiotic Pasta (SFLABPASTA)

30 de octubre de 2018 actualizado por: Nicoletta Pellegrini, PhD, University of Parma
The aim of the project was the evaluation of the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of a whole grain pasta, enriched in barley β-glucans and fortified with strains of Bacillus coagulans, versus a control wheat pasta on healthy volunteers, using a parallel randomized controlled trial.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Terminado

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

Epidemiological evidences indicate that consumption of whole grains products is associated to a decreased risk for common chronic diseases, as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, hypertension and metabolic syndrome. In the present study a whole grain pasta was supplemented with prebiotics and probiotics 'ad hoc' formulated. In detail, pasta was industrially developed after the identification of particular cultivars of wheat and barley, rich in carotenoids, β-glucans (2.6 g/100g pasta), not soluble fibers and antioxidants. Further, pasta was supplemented with spores of Bacillus coagulans, a putative probiotic microorganism, belonging to Lactobacillus family. It is well demonstrated the ability of this microorganism to survive to technological processes and to upper gastro-intesinal tract, in order to exert beneficial effects in the lower gut, as anti-microbial activity, increasing immunological defences as well as improvements in intestinal regularity. Conversely, the control pasta was made from the same cultivar of grain and by the same technological process, but without any supplementation.

In this parallel randomized controlled one arm trial, 40 healthy volunteers were randomly allocated for the consumption of the two kind of pasta once a day, for 12 weeks. At the beginning of the study and every 4 weeks, subjects were asked to provide blood, urine and feces for the evaluation of:

  • blood inflammation markers;
  • blood lipid and carbohydrate profile;
  • blood and urine markers of cardiovascular risk;
  • feces profile of microbiota and detection of markers for the healthiness of the gut.

In addition, volunteers filled in different questionnaires regarding their dietary habits, the physical activity and the gut healthiness.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Actual)

40

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Ubicaciones de estudio

      • Parma, Italia, 43124
        • University of Parma
    • PR
      • Parma, PR, Italia, 43124
        • University of Parma - Department of Food Sciences

Criterios de participación

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Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

30 años a 65 años (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

Sí

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Overweight / Obesity
  • Lower consumers of fruit and vegetables

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Antibiotic treatment within 3 months prior the pasta feeding
  • Chronic diseases
  • Surgeries
  • Consumer of whole grain products
  • Dieting
  • Pregnant or lactating

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Ciencia básica
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Único

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Comparador de placebos: Control pasta
Volunteers were fed with control pasta, without B-glucans and spores of B. coagulans once a day for 12 weeks.
Volunteers were fed with probiotic fortified pasta or control pasta once a day for 12 weeks.
Experimental: Probiotic Whole Grain Pasta
Volunteers were fed with probiotic fortified pasta, including B-glucans and spores of B. coagulans once a day for 12 weeks.
Volunteers were fed with probiotic fortified pasta or control pasta once a day for 12 weeks.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Variation of plasma lipids
Periodo de tiempo: 12 weeks

Measure of plasma concentrations (mg/dL) of Total-, LDL-, and HDL-Cholesterol; Measure of plasma concentrations (µg/mL) of Non Esterified Fatty Acids (NEFA), Esterified Fatty Acids (EFA) and Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA).

Statistical analysis of the primary outcome was performed within and between each single intervention-arm. Further, a post-hoc subdivision of the study participants by means of a BMI or glycaemia cut-off value was applied, and statistical differences of the primary outcome have been considered.

12 weeks
Variation of fecal microbiota composition
Periodo de tiempo: 12 weeks

By FISH (colony-forming unit, CFU/g).

Statistical analysis of the primary outcome was performed within and between each single intervention-arm. Further, a post-hoc subdivision of the study participants by means of a BMI or glycaemia cut-off value was applied, and statistical differences of the primary outcome have been considered.

12 weeks
Variation of antioxidant activity on fecal waters
Periodo de tiempo: 12 weeks

Measure of fecal waters FRAP (µmol/L) and TEAC (µmol/L) concentrations.

Statistical analysis of the primary outcome was performed within and between each single intervention-arm. Further, a post-hoc subdivision of the study participants by means of a BMI or glycaemia cut-off value was applied, and statistical differences of the primary outcome have been considered.

12 weeks

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Variation of body weight
Periodo de tiempo: 12 weeks
Measure of body weight (kg).
12 weeks
Variation of serum inflammatory marker concentration
Periodo de tiempo: 12 weeks

Measure of serum IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, IFN-γ,TNF-α, PAI-1, Ghrelin, Leptin, Visfatin, Resistin concentrations (pg/mL).

Statistical analysis of the secondary outcome was performed within and between each single intervention-arm. Further, a post-hoc subdivision of the study participants by means of a BMI or glycaemia cut-off value was applied, and statistical differences of the secondary outcome have been considered.

12 weeks
Variation of blood pressure
Periodo de tiempo: 12 weeks

Measure of blood pressure (mmHg).

Statistical analysis of the secondary outcome was performed within and between each single intervention-arm. Further, a post-hoc subdivision of the study participants by means of a BMI or glycaemia cut-off value was applied, and statistical differences of the secondary outcome have been considered.

12 weeks
Variation of body circumferences
Periodo de tiempo: 12 weeks

Measure of waist and hip circumferences (mm).

Statistical analysis of the secondary outcome was performed within and between each single intervention-arm. Further, a post-hoc subdivision of the study participants by means of a BMI or glycaemia cut-off value was applied, and statistical differences of the secondary outcome have been considered.

12 weeks
Variation of urine antioxidant marker
Periodo de tiempo: 12 weeks

Measurement of betaine in urine (mmol/L).

Statistical analysis of the secondary outcome was performed within and between each single intervention-arm. Further, a post-hoc subdivision of the study participants by means of a BMI or glycaemia cut-off value was applied, and statistical differences of the secondary outcome have been considered.

12 weeks

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Patrocinador

Colaboradores

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Nicoletta Pellegrini, Professor, University of Parma

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Publicaciones Generales

Fechas de registro del estudio

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Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio

1 de marzo de 2014

Finalización primaria (Actual)

1 de septiembre de 2014

Finalización del estudio (Actual)

1 de marzo de 2015

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

26 de julio de 2014

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

7 de septiembre de 2014

Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)

10 de septiembre de 2014

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

1 de noviembre de 2018

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

30 de octubre de 2018

Última verificación

1 de octubre de 2018

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