Combining Cereals With Pulses - Reduced Gastrointestinal Symptoms?

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • participants needed
    25
  • sponsor
    University of Turku
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Updated on 16 February 2024
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Summary

The aim of the study is to compare self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms and intestinal fermentation rates of the study products as measured by breath hydrogen and methane in adult population with self-reported mild abdominal sensitivity to pulses. The study products are a pulse products with two different cereals.

Description

The study is a randomized, controlled, double-blind, cross-over intervention trial. The aim is to recruit 25 subjects to the trial. The study will be conducted with a cross-over setting, where the subjects will go through exposure meals and breath gas measurement two times (two different test products) in a randomized order. The study meals are identical in appearance but differ in fiber content. After study breakfast the breath gases are analyzed every 15 minutes during 8 hours.

Details
Condition Unidentified Gastrointestinal Symptoms Following Pulses Consumption
Age 18years - 64years
Treatment Pulses and cereals
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04273659
SponsorUniversity of Turku
Last Modified on16 February 2024

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Inclusion Criteria

Healthy subjects with subjective experience of gut symptoms after consumption of pulses
Celiac disease and wheat allergy excluded by antigen test
Age 18-65
BMI 18,5 - 30
Normal liver, thyroid and kidney functions

Exclusion Criteria

Celiac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or acute diverticulitis
Any medication affecting the gastrointestinal tract (e.g. laxatives and acid-suppressive drugs)
Antibiotic treatment within previous 3 months
Blood donation or participation to another clinical trial within one month prior to study entry
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