Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Fibre and Mental Wellbeing Feasibility Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University of Reading
Conditions:
Affect (Mental Function)
Sleep
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This feasibility study will explore whether adding an extra 10 grams of fibre to participants' daily diet for two weeks would improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Detailed Description
The current pre-post single-arm feasibility trial will investigate whether increasing daily fibre intake by 10 grams for two weeks enhance depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, gut health, and o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aging between 18-40 years old
- Having normal vision and hearing
- Having a body mass index between 18.5 and 30
- Not following a high fibre diet \>20g fibre/day as assessed by using the FiberScreen
Exclusion
- Smoking
- Having food allergies
- Following restrictive and/or unbalanced diets
- Changing dietary intake majorly in past month
- Being diagnosed with any psychiatric or neurologic conditions
- Being diagnosed with any cardiometabolic diseases, or hypertension or thrombosis related disorders or suffer from thyroid disease
- Currently taking anticoagulants, antiplatelet medication, antidepressants, proton-pump inhibitors
- Currently consuming prebiotic or probiotic supplements or laxatives
- Continuous antibiotic use for \> 3 days within 1 month prior to enrolment
- Continuous use of weight-loss drug for \> 1 month before screening
- Having a significant gastrointestinal (GI) condition
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 5 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06899607
Start Date
May 1 2025
End Date
September 5 2027
Last Update
December 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Reading, School of Psychology and Clinical Languages
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG6 6ES