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Evaluation of Botanicals for Mechanisms Related to Appetite and Fat Metabolism

A study testing Apple, Grape and Raspberry in people with Overweight and Obesity, run by Access Business Group.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Excess caloric consumption, particularly from inexpensive, energy dense foods that are high in fat and refined carbohydrates, is a major driver of the global obesity epidemic. Dietary supplements that promote reduced intake of energy dense foods and/or impact the absorption and metabolism of fat and carbohydrates in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Overweight, Obesity
What is being tested?
Apple, Grape and Raspberry
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
90 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
May 2012to Aug 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Overweight/obese (BMI of 25-35 kg/m2) men and women.
  • Participant must be 18-70 years of age.
  • Considered healthy with no evidence of chronic diseases.
  • Willing to maintain a consistent diet and exercise pattern throughout the duration of the study.
  • Willing to consume a dairy and egg-based fat challenge meal twice, at start and end of study (V2 \& V3).

Who cannot join

  • History of allergic reaction to fruit, dairy or egg products.
  • Current smoker or history of tobacco use within the past year.
  • Use of dietary supplements within 1 week prior to Visit 2 and unwilling to refrain from use through the duration of the trial. Supplements include any vitamins, minerals, and herbal products, including herbal drinks.
  • Use of fish oil supplements within the past 8 weeks.
  • Consumption of fatty fish one or more times per week within the past 8 weeks (e.g., mackerel, salmon, trout, canned albacore tuna, sardines, haddock, cod, hake, halibut, shrimp, sole, flounder, perch, black bass, swordfish, oysters, Alaskan king crab).
  • Presence of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, inflammatory bowel disease, lactose intolerance, or any other chronic health condition identified from the findings of the interview.
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  • History of gastric bypass or other surgery that physically alters the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Blood pressure greater > 140 mm Hg systolic or > 90 mm Hg diastolic during seated, resting measurement on two consecutive occasions during visit 1.
  • Fasting serum triglycerides > 200 mg/dl.
  • Use of lipid lowering medications or dietary supplements.
  • Use of blood pressure lowering medications or dietary supplements.
  • Use of Coumadin, aspirin, or other medications that influence hemostasis.
  • Daily use of low dose (< 81 mg) aspirin is allowed.
  • Use of antibiotics within the past week.
  • Chronic or therapeutic use of antacids, H2 agonists, and proton pump inhibitors.
  • Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and/or any other drug with vasoconstricting properties.
  • Pregnant or lactating women, or women of child-bearing potential unwilling to use a medically approved form of birth control.
  • History, in the past year, of current abuse of drugs or alcohol, or intake > 14 alcoholic beverages per week.
  • Participation in another clinical trial within 28 days of enrollment into the study.

About this study

Official title: Study to Evaluate Botanicals for Mechanisms Related to Appetite and Fat Metabolism in Healthy, Overweight and Obese Individuals

Excess caloric consumption, particularly from inexpensive, energy dense foods that are high in fat and refined carbohydrates, is a major driver of the global obesity epidemic. Dietary supplements that promote reduced intake of energy dense foods and/or impact the absorption and metabolism of fat and carbohydrates in the body can be used to help consumers control their weight. We identified two separate mechanistic approaches to target these effects.

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 (DGAT-1) is an enzyme involved in the formation of dietary fat into circulating triglycerides within the body. Once dietary fat is digested and absorbed, the resulting fatty acids are re-esterified into triglycerides. Inhibition of DGAT-1 results in delayed and decreased re-esterification of dietary fats into circulating triglycerides. It is hypothesized that this effect may lead to decreased deposition of excess dietary fat as adipose tissue, possibly due to increased fatty acid oxidation in the enterocytes.

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Ghrelin is a hormone that is known to stimulate appetite in humans. When calorie dense fatty foods are sensed in the stomach, ghrelin is acylated and activated via ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT). The activation step attaches a medium chain fatty acid to the ghrelin molecule that enables it to transmit a signal in the brain that triggers eating and fat storage in adipose tissue. Interfering with the GOAT pathway will inhibit ghrelin activation and possibly diminish food intake and lipid storage. This concept is supported by animal studies in which weight gain in a high fat diet model is prevented when GOAT is inhibited.

Our objective was to determine whether botanicals demonstrating in vitro DGAT-1 and GOAT inhibition have similar mechanistic effects in the human body. Based on the results of this study, prototype formulas may be developed and clinically- tested for outcomes related to weight management.

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Excess caloric consumption, particularly from inexpensive, energy dense foods that are high in fat and refined carbohydrates, is a major driver of the global obesity epidemic. Dietary supplements that promote reduced intake of energy dense foods and/or impact the absorption and metabolism of fat and carbohydrates in the body can be used to help consumers control their weight. We identified two separate mechanistic approaches to target these effects.

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 (DGAT-1) is an enzyme involved in the formation of dietary fat into circulating triglycerides within the body. Once dietary fat is digested and absorbed, the resulting fatty acids are re-esterified into triglycerides. Inhibition of DGAT-1 results in delayed and decreased re-esterification of dietary fats into circulating triglycerides. It is hypothesized that this effect may lead to decreased deposition of excess dietary fat as adipose tissue, possibly due to increased fatty acid oxidation in the enterocytes.

Ghrelin is a hormone that is known to stimulate appetite in humans. When calorie dense fatty foods are sensed in the stomach, ghrelin is acylated and activated via ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT). The activation step attaches a medium chain fatty acid to the ghrelin molecule that enables it to transmit a signal in the brain that triggers eating and fat storage in adipose tissue. Interfering with the GOAT pathway will inhibit ghrelin activation and possibly diminish food intake and lipid storage. This concept is supported by animal studies in which weight gain in a high fat diet model is prevented when GOAT is inhibited.

Ghrelin levels are positively associated with stress, sleep deprivation, and caloric restriction. Weight loss induced by exercise does not have the same positive association with ghrelin levels that caloric restriction alone has. Ghrelin levels are influenced by diet composition, however, the results vary considerably between trials.

Over 160 botanical extracts from our internal ingredient library were screened at a single concentration for inhibition of both DGAT-1 and GOAT. Botanicals that were identified as having at least 75% activity were then titrated to identify those with IC50 values < 25 g/ml or less. We narrowed our list of viable ingredients by looking at those with activity in both the DGAT-1 and GOAT in vitro enzyme bioassay models. The top performing botanicals were then evaluated in a cellular model for DGAT-1 inhibition. Those with the highest inhibition activity in this model were considered lead candidates. A preliminary literature search was conducted and the final filter included factors such as cost and regulatory acceptability which results in the four ingredients being tested in the current clinical protocol.Our objective was to determine whether these four ingredients have similar mechanistic effects in the human body.

Conditions
Overweight, Obesity
Being tested
Placebo, Apple, Grape, Raspberry, Apricot/Nectarine
Medical subject headings
Overweight, Obesity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PlaceboDietary supplement

    Participants were randomly assigned to receive one of four botanical interventions or placebo.

  • AppleDietary supplement

    Participants were randomly assigned to receive one of four botanical interventions or placebo.

  • GrapeDietary supplement

    Participants were randomly assigned to receive one of four botanical interventions or placebo.

  • RaspberryDietary supplement

    Participants were randomly assigned to receive one of four botanical interventions or placebo.

  • Apricot/NectarineDietary supplement

    Participants were randomly assigned to receive one of four botanical interventions or placebo.

Study groups in NCT02333461
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PlaceboPlacebo comparator333 mg capsule comprised of silicified microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, modified cellulose gum, silicon dioxide, dextrose, corn starch, and caramel color. Consumed as six capsules once daily (total of 2 g/day) with the morning meal for a period of seven days.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Placebo
AppleExperimental333 mg capsule comprised of apple peel extract (115:1, standardized to 80% polyphenol and 5% phlorizin). Consumed as six capsules once daily (total of 2 g/day) with the morning meal for a period of seven days.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Apple
GrapeExperimental333 mg capsule comprised of grape extract (8000:1, standardized to 75% total polyphenol, 50% oligomeric proanthocyanidin). Consumed as six capsules once daily (total of 2 g/day) with the morning meal for a period of seven days.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Grape
Red RaspberryExperimental333 mg capsule comprised of red raspberry leaf extract (4:1, standardized to 6% ellagic acid). Consumed as six capsules once daily (total of 2 g/day) with the morning meal for a period of seven days.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Raspberry
Apricot/NectarineExperimental333 mg capsule comprised of apricot/nectarine extract (40:1, standardized to 50% polyphenol).
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Apricot/Nectarine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Serum triglyceride response (area under the curve = AUC) following consumption of a standardized high fat meal challenge.

    Measured: Six hours

  2. Plasma acylated ghrelin response (AUC) following consumption of a standardized high fat meal challenge

    Measured: Three hours

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Maximum concentration (Cmax) for serum triglycerides following consumption of a standardized high fat meal challenge

    Measured: Six hours

  2. Time to maximum concentration (Tmax) for serum triglycerides following consumption of a standardized high fat meal challenge

    Measured: Six hours

  3. Cmax for plasma acylated ghrelin following consumption of a standardized high fat meal challenge

    Measured: Three hours

  4. Tmax for plasma acylated ghrelin following consumption of a standardized high fat meal challenge

    Measured: Three hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Jan 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2012
  3. Primary completionAug 2012
  4. Study completionAug 2012

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
90 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02333461
Sponsor's protocol ID
BURN CURB POM-1
Status last verified
Jan 2015
First submitted
6 Jan 2015
Last updated
7 Jan 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Velliquette RA, Grann K, Missler SR, Patterson J, Hu C, Gellenbeck KW, Scholten JD, Randolph RK. Identification of a botanical inhibitor of intestinal diacylglyceride acyltransferase 1 activity via in vitro screening and a parallel, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2015 Aug 6;12:27. doi: 10.1186/s12986-015-0025-2. eCollection 2015.

    PubMed 26246845

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Apple, Grape and Raspberry in people with Overweight and Obesity, run by Access Business Group.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 19 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jan 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Serum triglyceride response (area under the curve = AUC) following consumption of a standardized high fat meal challenge. (time frame: Six hours). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02333461, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Jan 2015.

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