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Metabolic Availability of Lysine From White Maize

NCT02018575 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2016-11-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Our objective is to determine the metabolic availability of Lysine in white maize using the indicator amino acid oxidation (IAAO) technique in adult men.

Conditions

  • Healthy Adults

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Crystalline Lysine Amino Acid Mix

Crystalline Lysine from Amino Acid Mixture in amount of 29, 37, 46 and 54% of the mean Lysine requirement of 35 mg/kg/d will be given to subjects.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

White corn meal porridge

A cornmeal porridge including 29, 37, 46 and 54% of the mean Lysine requirement of 35 mg/kg/d will be given to subjects.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul B Pencharz, MD, PhD · The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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