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Long-term Effects of Green Tea on Gut Flora, Fat Absorption, Body Composition and Resting Energy Expenditure

NCT01556321 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2016-03-18

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Summary

Green tea may have positive effects for weight control and on body composition via several approaches such as a positive effect on the gut flora, a decrease in fat absorption from the intestines and an increase in resting energy expenditure.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

Subjects will receive placebo (soy oil; 757 mg/capsule, 3 capsules with each breakfast, lunch and dinner) in capsule form after their baseline measurement, which they have to consume daily for a period of twelve weeks.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

green tea (757 mg/capsule [84.5 mg EGCG + 2.1 mg caffeine ]

Subjects will receive green tea (757 mg/capsule \[84.5 mg EGCG + 2.1 mg caffeine \], 3 capsules with each breakfast, lunch and dinner)in capsule form after their baseline measurement, which they have to consume daily for a period of twelve weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga, Prof. Dr. · Maastricht University, department of human biology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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