Actively Recruiting
EXploratory Study on Postprandial Energy Metabolism
Led by Lallemand Health Solutions · Updated on 2025-05-09
66
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
147 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
L
Lallemand Health Solutions
Lead Sponsor
C
Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhone-Alpe
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This exploratory, double-blinded clinical trial on 66 randomized adults aged 50 to 70 years with moderate overweight or obesity but considered metabolically healthy will consist of comparing metabolic and microbiota parameters before and after 3 months of consumption of a probiotic or a placebo.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
EXploratory Study on Postprandial Energy Metabolism
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Man or woman
- Age between 50 and 70 years old (inclusive)
- Postmenopausal women with amenorrhea for more than a year without identified cause
- BMI between 27 and 34.9 kg/m2 (inclusive)
- Stable weight in the last 3 months (+/- 5% of total body weight)
- Waist circumference 2 80 cm for women, 2 94 cm for men
- Sedentary to moderately active (less than 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, 3 times a week)
- Agree not to consume fermented or supplemented foods, dietary supplements that may interact with gut microbiota or energy metabolism, laxatives, or substances controlling metabolic parameters during the study
- Agree to receive probiotics or placebo supplementation randomly
- Able to understand French and have signed informed consent
- Agree to follow the entire study protocol
- Fiber consumption less than 30g/day
- Have a freezer to store stool samples before visits
You will not qualify if you...
- Unstable medical or psychological conditions that could affect compliance or safety
- Presence of pathology interfering with study endpoints
- Alcohol consumption exceeding 30g/day or substance abuse
- Tobacco or vaping more than 5 cigarettes per day and inability to restrict during study
- Non-compliance with exclusion period for other studies
- Subject to legal protection measures
- Person deprived of liberty
- Exceeded annual compensation limit for research participation
- Not affiliated with social security system
- No valid health proof in case of epidemic measures
- Specific diets such as vegetarian, vegan, or high-protein
- Regular consumption of food supplements (prebiotics, probiotics, minerals) in month prior to screening
- Blood donation within 2 months prior to screening
- Claustrophobia preventing indirect calorimetry
- Limited venous access complicating blood draws
- Type 1 or 2 diabetes
- Systolic blood pressure 2 140 mmHg
- Diastolic blood pressure 2 90 mmHg
- Treatment for hypertension or dyslipidemia
- Known endocrine disorders affecting carbohydrate metabolism
- Gastrointestinal inflammatory or malabsorption diseases
- Bloody diarrhea
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
- Intestinal or abdominal surgery except appendectomy and simple hernias; bariatric surgery accepted if over 5 years ago
- Severe eating disorders
- Chronic kidney failure
- Liver failure
- Immunocompromised status
- Central venous catheters or recent surgery
- Significant hematological, gastrointestinal, hepatic, neurological, or psychiatric conditions
- Obesity drug treatment within last 3 months or during study
- Antibiotic use in month prior or as judged by investigator
- Antidepressant use in 2 months prior or during study
- Daily laxative use or other medications interfering with gut microbiota
- Other treatments interfering with study measurements as judged by investigators
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes (CRNH-RA)
Pierre-Bénite, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, 69310
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Saly El Salti, MSc
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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