STARchy Staples: a Randomised Controlled Trial on Cardiometabolic Health

NCT05994313 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 71

Last updated 2025-09-16

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Summary

An investigation into habitual potato consumption (mashed, boiled, baked) on sleep quality and chronic glycaemic control, established risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases, versus habitual consumptions of non-nutrient-dense starchy staples (white rice, pasta, and couscous).

Conditions

  • Cardiometabolic Health

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Habitual potato consumption

Potatoes are to be consumed in the evening meal, every evening for 12-weeks.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Habitual non-nutrient-dense staple consumption

White rice, white pasta or white couscous are to be consumed in the evening meal, every evening for 12-weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alliance for Potato Research and Education

    collaborator OTHER
  • Maastricht University

    collaborator OTHER
  • King's College London

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wendy Hall, PhD · King's College London

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-09
Primary Completion
2025-05-01
Completion
2025-05-01

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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