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Prebiotic Fiber as a Modifier of Satiety Hormones and Body Weight in Overweight and Obese Adults

NCT00522353 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2008-05-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if oligofructose supplementation promotes weight loss in overweight and obese adults.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oligofructose

21 grams per day in distributed over 3 doses per day for 3 months

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

7.89 grams of placebo maltodextrin divided into 3 equal doses per day for 3 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Calgary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raylene A. Reimer, PhD, RD · University of Calgary

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2007-05-31
Completion
2007-08-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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