Clinical trial NCT05459662: Impact of Consuming a Plant-based Enriched Meal on the Adult Gut Microbiome
Official title: A Randomized Cross-over Double Arm Control Trial Evaluating the Impact of the Daily Consumption of Plant-based Diversified Meal Over a 2 Weeks Period on the Adult Gut Microbiome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy
Lead sponsor: Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2022-07-15
Enrollment: 26
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 55
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a diversified plant-based meal on the gut microbiome and its composition.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18-55 years,
* Healthy participants, both male and female,
* BMI in the normal and overweight range 18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9 kg/m2,
* Able to understand and to sign a written informed consent prior to study enrolment.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Known chronic diseases or conditions for which the investigators/investigation team deem as not suitable for study participation,
* Known food allergy and intolerance e.g. lactose intolerance, nuts allergy,
* Habitually, have \< 5 spontaneous bowel movements on average per week,
* Chronic or recurrent diarrhoea with spontaneous bowel movements \> 2 per day
* Prior gastrointestinal surgery (apart from appendectomy or herniotomy),
* Received systemic antiviral/antibacterial/antifungal therapy during the 3 months prior to study enrolment,
* Medications or supplements that are known to alter gut function or microflora i.e. acid antisecretory drugs, pre-/probiotics, laxative during the 4 weeks prior to study enrolment,
* Anti-hyperlipidaemic, antihypertensive medications and/or anticoagulant agents,
* Currently participating in another interventional clinical trial or research project,
* Alcohol intake \> 2 servings per day; specifically, a serving is 0.4 dl of strong alcohols, 1 dl of red or white wine, or 3 dl of beer. Or other chronic substance abuse,
* Changing diet patterns due to travelling and staying abroad for more than two weeks (Asia, Africa, or Latin America) during the two months prior to study enrolment,
* Food restrictions such as vegan, vegetarian, ketogenic, low carb, paleo, raw diets, caloric restrictive diets,
* Artificially sweetened beverage intake \>1000 ml/ per day,
* Female participants will be excluded if they are pregnant, have given birth in the last 6 months, or are lactating,
* Subject having a hierarchical or family link with the research team members,
* Occurrence of fever episodes, infection, or vaccination during 14 days before the start of the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Microbiota diversity & composition
timeFrame: Throughout 14 days of product intake
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in quality of life using SF-36 questionnaire (Short Form 36 Health Survey)
timeFrame: Throughout 14 days of product intake
measure: Change in Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA) in the stool
timeFrame: Throughout 14 days of product intake
measure: Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS)
timeFrame: Throughout 14 days of product intake
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lausanne
country: Switzerland
facility: Clinical Innovation Lab
state: Vaud
Study officials:
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