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Effects of Almonds in Glucose-intolerant Adults (AGAMEMNON)

NCT06413069 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2024-05-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Tree nuts - such as almonds - contribute to beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet on risk for cardiovascular events, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, inflammation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Almonds provide few carbohydrates, but lots of unsaturated fat and dietary fiber. But to which extent and by which mechanisms may almonds improve all aspects of the Metabolic Syndrome? Previous clinical trials showed weaker effects than rodent studies, most possibly due to low statistical power and metabolically insusceptible patients.

The 3-year AGAMEMNON project aims to investigate, if 16 weeks of supplementation with almonds (vs. no treatment) in 150 patients with prediabetes and NAFLD leads to significant improvements in glycemia and liver fat, lipid metabolism, body composition and inflammation. The isocaloric design will outrule effects of weight loss and will allow the analysis of metabolic pathways between fat depots, inflammation, insulin resistance and gut function. Lipidomics are assessed as novel predictor of disease progression and metabolic response.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Raw whole almonds

Subjects will be supplemented with 60 grams of almonds (treatment) or left untreated (no-nut group) for 16 weeks. Patients of the no-nut group will receive 6,7 kgs of almonds after finishing the study, supporting their compliance as untreated group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Almond Board of California

    collaborator OTHER

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-23
Primary Completion
2026-04-01
Completion
2026-07-01

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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Diseases

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