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Effect of Prebiotic Intake on Adiposity, Satiety and Gut Microbiota in Overweight and Obese Children

NCT02125955 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2017-10-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Currently, over one third of Canadian children and youth aged five to seventeen are overweight or obese. Childhood obesity leads to increased risks of co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancers. Changes in the food supply have been linked to obesity and include a decrease in the intake of dietary fiber. Prebiotic fibers are a group of non-digestible carbohydrates that modulate the composition and actions of the gut microbiota and have been shown to reduce body fat and energy intake in overweight and obese adults. The investigators hypothesis is that prebiotic fiber intake in overweight and obese children will similarly result in improvements in body composition and reduced energy intake.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Prebiotic fiber

Dissolved in water.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Dissolved in water

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alberta Children's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Calgary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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