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Impact of Supplemental Fiber on Gut and Vascular Health Related in Obesity Phenotypes

NCT07095426 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Based on prior research, the investigators are interested in whether an intervention targeting gut health (supplemental fiber for 9 weeks total) will improve vascular health in individuals with obesity. Additionally, the investigators are interested in if this response differs based on whether individuals with obesity have very few heart disease risk factors or several heart disease risk factors.

Conditions

  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Healthy Participants
  • Metabolically Healthy Obesity
  • Metabolically Abnormal Obesity

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

inulin

6g inulin from chicory root per day for one week and 12g inulin per day for eight weeks dissolved into cool or room temperature liquid

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ball State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bryant Keirns, PhD · Ball State University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-20
Primary Completion
2026-11-30
Completion
2027-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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