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Effect of Spice Consumption on the Microbiome

NCT03676803 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2019-11-19

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Summary

Several human intervention studies have also been performed that demonstrated beneficial effects of high polyphenol fruits and vegetable on the intestinal microbiome. No information is available about the effect of spice consumption on the gut microbiome.

This proposed pilot study will assess the ability of daily consumption of 5 grams of mixed spices to alter the gut microbiome composition compared to placebo in a free-living population.

Conditions

  • Microbiota

Interventions

OTHER

mixed spices

All spices in the spice mixture capsules contains 1g or 20% cinnamon, 1.5g or 30% oregano, 1.5g or 30% ginger, 0.85g or 17% black pepper, 0.15g or or 3% cayenne pepper for a total of 5.0g spice mixture. They are identical to herbs and spices sold in grocery stores for human consumption.

OTHER

placebo capsule containing 5 g of maltodextrin

placebo capsule containing 5 g of maltodextrin

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD · Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-03
Primary Completion
2017-11-17
Completion
2018-05-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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