Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Changing Intestinal Transit Time on Gut Microbial Composition and Metabolism

Lead Sponsor:

University of Copenhagen

Collaborating Sponsors:

Technical University of Denmark

KU Leuven

Conditions:

Diet, Healthy

Metabolic Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate how a short versus a long transit time impacts the gut microbiome's response to a high-fiber and a low-fiber diet, respectively. Such insights could help us und...

Detailed Description

The study consists of two parallel arms of whole-meal diets, a low-fiber diet, and a high-fiber diet, respectively. Each arm is designed as a cross-over where participants, in random order, are admini...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 5-30.0 kg/m2 BMI
  • Self-reported ≤3.5 spontaneous bowel movements per week
  • Willing to collect urine and stool samples at home and able to temporarily store them in their own freezer in a provided container.
  • Willing to eat the foods provided.
  • Owns a smartphone (iOS 11.0 and later or Android 5.0 and up) with access to the internet.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Gastrointestinal obstruction, or Ischemic colitis
  • Diagnosed constipation according to the ROME IV criteria
  • Intake of antibiotics ˂ 1month, or any medication that can affect the outcomes of the study
  • Regular use of diarrhea inhibitors or laxatives
  • Dysphagia
  • Any chronic disease that can affect the outcomes of the study or pose a risk when consuming Movicol
  • Intake of medications potentially altering gastric pH (proton pump inhibitors, histamine receptor antagonists, antacids)
  • Intake of medications potentially altering the gastrointestinal motility (prokinetics, antiemetic agents, anti-cholinergic agents, narcotic analgetics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and peroral glucocorticoids)
  • Concurrent participation in another trial
  • Any condition that makes the project responsible researcher to doubt the feasibility of the volunteer´s participation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 3 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 29 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06022302

Start Date

October 3 2023

End Date

November 29 2024

Last Update

March 19 2025

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University of Copenhagen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1958