OverweightNCT02779985
Goji Berries and Energy Expenditure
A study testing Lycium Barbarum mixed meal in people with Overweight, run by Maastricht University Medical Center at 1 site in Netherlands.
Trial summary
Effects of foods or food substances on energy expenditure are of particular interest, because of the increasing prevalence of obesity and its consequent metabolic diseases like type II diabetes and fatty liver disease, all risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Overweight
- What is being tested?
- Lycium Barbarum mixed meal
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 1 siteNetherlands
- Study dates
- Apr 2016to Dec 2016
- 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 65 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Male gender
- BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2
- Non-smoking
- Normal fasting triacylglycerol levels (<2.2 mmol/L)
- No hyperglycaemia or hypercholesterolemia (fasting glucose < 7.0 mmol/L and total cholesterol < 8.0 mmol/L)
- Willing to comply to the study protocol during the study
- Agreeing to be informed about medically relevant personal test-results
Who cannot join
- Use of anticoagulant medication
- Unstable body weight (weight gain or loss >3 kg in the past 3 months)
- Indications of treatment according to the Standard for Cardiovascular Risk Management from the Dutch General Practitioners community
- Any medical condition that might interfere with study measurements, judged by the principal investigator, including cardiovascular disease or events (e.g. acute myocardial infarction or cerebra-vascular accident), diabetes or hypercholesterolemia
- Use of any kind of medication or medically prescribed diet, which can interfere with the study (judged by the principal investigator). The use of paracetamol is allowed
- Use of oral antibiotics (with the exception of topical antibiotics) in 40 days or less prior to the start of the study
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- Use of food supplements or plant-sterol/stanol-enriched foods or supplements in the three weeks prior to the screening and/or during the study
- Not willing to abstain from L. Barbarum consumption thee weeks before the start and during the trial
- Severe medical conditions that might interfere with the study, such as epilepsy, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and rheumatoid arthritis
- Consumption of > 14 alcohol consumptions a week
- Reported intense sporting activities > 10 hours a week
- Abuse of drugs
- Participation in any other biomedical trial one month prior to the screening visit
- Having donated > 150 ml blood within 1 month prior to the screening visit, planning to donate blood during the study or within one month after finishing the study
- Impossible or difficult to puncture as evidenced during the screening visit
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Netherlands1 site
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, Limburg, 6229 ER
About this study
Official title: The Effect of a Single Dose of Lycium Barbarum on Postprandial Energy Expenditure in Healthy Overweight Men
Effects of foods or food substances on energy expenditure are of particular interest, because of the increasing prevalence of obesity and its consequent metabolic diseases like type II diabetes and fatty liver disease, all risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Recently, the Goji berry (Lycium Barbarum, wolfberry) was introduced into the Western diet. L. Barbarum originates from Asia, where it is used to improve the health of several organs. Although L. Barbarum is promoted as a super food with many beneficial effects, consistent scientific evidence for these effects is lacking. In one study, it was found that short-term intake of L. Barbarum polysaccharides - equal to 150 g of fresh berries - increased postprandial oxygen consumption. This indicates that L. Barbarum might exert beneficial effects on energy expenditure. Furthermore, long-term intervention trials have shown beneficial effects of L. Barbarum on lipid and glucose metabolism in mice and type II diabetic patients and on inflammatory status in healthy elderly. Altogether, L. Barbarum has the potential to be used as a functional food to increase metabolic health, but detailed information on the postprandial effects of L. Barbarum is missing. We therefore propose this double-blinded, randomized, placebo controlled intervention trial to investigate the effect of a single dose of L. Barbarum on postprandial energy expenditure substrate oxidation, metabolic flexibility, lipid and glucose metabolism and inflammatory markers.
Read the detailed description
Objectives:
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effect of a single dose of L. Barbarum on postprandial energy expenditure. Secondary objectives are to investigate the effect of a single dose of L. Barbarum on postprandial lipid and carbohydrate oxidation and metabolic flexibility, on postprandial lipid and glucose metabolism and on inflammatory markers.
Study design:
This is a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled intervention trial with two test days separated by a washout period of at least 1 week.
Study population:
The study population will consist of 20 apparently healthy overweight (BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2) men aged 18-65 years.
Intervention:
All subjects will receive a mixed meal including 25 grams of dried L. Barbarum as the intervention product and a matched mixed meal without L. Barbarum as the placebo product. The meals will be matched for energy content and macronutrient composition.
- Conditions
- Overweight
- Being tested
- Lycium Barbarum mixed meal, Control mixed meal
- Keywords
- Lycium Barbarum, Energy expenditure, Postprandial metabolism
- Medical subject headings
- Overweight
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Lycium Barbarum mixed mealDietary supplement
This mixed meal contains 25 grams of dried Lycium Barbarum (Goji berry, Wolfberry)
Control mixed mealDietary supplement
This mixed meal does not contain Lycium Barbarum, but is matched for energy and macronutrient content
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Lycium Barbarum mixed meal | Experimental | Subjects will receive a high-fat mixed meal containing Lycium Barbarum once. Receives: Dietary Supplement: Lycium Barbarum mixed meal |
| Control mixed meal | Active comparator | Subjects will receive a high-fat mixed meal without Lycium Barbarum as a control. Receives: Dietary Supplement: Control mixed meal |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from baseline energy expenditure
Energy expenditure will be measured using indirect calorimetry (ventilated hood system). This system measures oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) to calculate the energy expenditure (kJ/min)
Measured: Measured as the incremental area under the curve (iAUC) from 0 minutes to 140 minutes after meal intake
Secondary outcomes (6)
Change from baseline energy expenditure
Energy expenditure will be measured using indirect calorimetry (ventilated hood system). This system measures VO2 and VCO2 to calculate the energy expenditure (kJ/min).
Measured: Measured as the incremental area under the curve (iAUC) from 160 minutes to 200 minutes and from 220 minutes to 260 minutes after meal intake
Postprandial lipid and glucose oxidation
Lipid and glucose oxidation will be calculated from indirect calorimetry data (VO2 and VCO2).
Measured: At baseline (T0, fasting) and between 0 minutes and 140 minutes, between 160 minutes and 200 minutes and between 220 minutes and 260 minutes after meal consumption
Metabolic flexibility
Metabolic flexibility will be derived from indirect calorimetry as the difference in respiratory quotient (RQ) between fasting and postprandial conditions.
Measured: At 60, 120, 180 and 240 minutes after meal intake
Markers for lipid metabolism
Several markers for lipid metabolism will be measured in blood samples.
Measured: At baseline (T0) and at regular intervals up to 240 minutes after meal consumption
Markers for glucose metabolism
Several markers for glucose metabolism will be measured in blood samples.
Measured: At baseline (T0) and at regular intervals up to 240 minutes after meal consumption
Inflammatory status
Several markers for inflammatory status will be measured in blood samples and in vitro conditions
Measured: At baseline (T0) and at 60, 120, 180 and 240 minutes after meal consumption
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 May 2016 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2016
- Primary completionDec 2016
- Study completionDec 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for OverweightStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Maastricht University Medical CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Ronald Mensink, Professor, Principal investigator, Maastricht University Medical CenterJogchum Plat, Professor, Principal investigator, Maastricht University Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02779985
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- METC 15-3-060
- Status last verified
- Apr 2016
- First submitted
- 18 Apr 2016
- Last updated
- 1 Feb 2017
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Feb 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of a Single Dose of Lycium Barbarum on Postprandial Energy Expenditure in Healthy Overweight Men
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02779985
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- METC 15-3-060
- Conditions
- Overweight
- Keywords
- Lycium Barbarum, Energy expenditure, Postprandial metabolism
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Apr 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 May 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Effects of foods or food substances on energy expenditure are of particular interest, because of the increasing prevalence of obesity and its consequent metabolic diseases like type II diabetes and fatty liver disease, all risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Recently, the Goji berry (Lycium Barbarum, wolfberry) was introduced into the Western diet. L. Barbarum originates from Asia, where it is used to improve the health of several organs. Although L. Barbarum is promoted as a super food with many beneficial effects, consistent scientific evidence for these effects is lacking. In one study, it was found that short-term intake of L. Barbarum polysaccharides - equal to 150 g of fresh berries - increased postprandial oxygen consumption. This indicates that L. Barbarum might exert beneficial effects on energy expenditure. Furthermore, long-term intervention trials have shown beneficial effects of L. Barbarum on lipid and glucose metabolism in mice and type II diabetic patients and on inflammatory status in healthy elderly. Altogether, L. Barbarum has the potential to be used as a functional food to increase metabolic health, but detailed information on the postprandial effects of L. Barbarum is missing. We therefore propose this double-blinded, randomized, placebo controlled intervention trial to investigate the effect of a single dose of L. Barbarum on postprandial energy expenditure substrate oxidation, metabolic flexibility, lipid and glucose metabolism and inflammatory markers.
Detailed description
Objectives:
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effect of a single dose of L. Barbarum on postprandial energy expenditure. Secondary objectives are to investigate the effect of a single dose of L. Barbarum on postprandial lipid and carbohydrate oxidation and metabolic flexibility, on postprandial lipid and glucose metabolism and on inflammatory markers.
Study design:
This is a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled intervention trial with two test days separated by a washout period of at least 1 week.
Study population:
The study population will consist of 20 apparently healthy overweight (BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2) men aged 18-65 years.
Intervention:
All subjects will receive a mixed meal including 25 grams of dried L. Barbarum as the intervention product and a matched mixed meal without L. Barbarum as the placebo product. The meals will be matched for energy content and macronutrient composition.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Lycium Barbarum mixed meal | Experimental | Dietary Supplement: Lycium Barbarum mixed mealSubjects will receive a high-fat mixed meal containing Lycium Barbarum once. |
| Control mixed meal | Active comparator | Dietary Supplement: Control mixed mealSubjects will receive a high-fat mixed meal without Lycium Barbarum as a control. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Male gender
- BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2
- Non-smoking
- Normal fasting triacylglycerol levels (<2.2 mmol/L)
- No hyperglycaemia or hypercholesterolemia (fasting glucose < 7.0 mmol/L and total cholesterol < 8.0 mmol/L)
Key exclusion criteria (15 listed)
- Use of anticoagulant medication
- Unstable body weight (weight gain or loss >3 kg in the past 3 months)
- Indications of treatment according to the Standard for Cardiovascular Risk Management from the Dutch General Practitioners community
- Any medical condition that might interfere with study measurements, judged by the principal investigator, including cardiovascular disease or events (e.g. acute myocardial infarction or cerebra-vascular accident), diabetes or hypercholesterolemia
- Use of any kind of medication or medically prescribed diet, which can interfere with the study (judged by the principal investigator). The use of paracetamol is allowed
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Lycium Barbarum mixed mealThis mixed meal contains 25 grams of dried Lycium Barbarum (Goji berry, Wolfberry) | Dietary supplement | Lycium Barbarum mixed meal |
| Control mixed mealThis mixed meal does not contain Lycium Barbarum, but is matched for energy and macronutrient content | Dietary supplement | Control mixed meal |
Primary outcome
Change from baseline energy expenditure
Time frame: Measured as the incremental area under the curve (iAUC) from 0 minutes to 140 minutes after meal intake
Energy expenditure will be measured using indirect calorimetry (ventilated hood system). This system measures oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) to calculate the energy expenditure (kJ/min)
6 secondary outcomes
Change from baseline energy expenditure
Time frame: Measured as the incremental area under the curve (iAUC) from 160 minutes to 200 minutes and from 220 minutes to 260 minutes after meal intake
Postprandial lipid and glucose oxidation
Time frame: At baseline (T0, fasting) and between 0 minutes and 140 minutes, between 160 minutes and 200 minutes and between 220 minutes and 260 minutes after meal consumption
Metabolic flexibility
Time frame: At 60, 120, 180 and 240 minutes after meal intake
Markers for lipid metabolism
Time frame: At baseline (T0) and at regular intervals up to 240 minutes after meal consumption
Markers for glucose metabolism
Time frame: At baseline (T0) and at regular intervals up to 240 minutes after meal consumption
Inflammatory status
Time frame: At baseline (T0) and at 60, 120, 180 and 240 minutes after meal consumption
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Feb 2017.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ronald Mensink, Professor principal investigator
Maastricht University Medical Center
Jogchum Plat, Professor principal investigator
Maastricht University Medical Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Lycium Barbarum mixed meal in people with Overweight, run by Maastricht University Medical Center at 1 site in Netherlands.
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 7 inclusion and 15 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 1 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. 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?
Change from baseline energy expenditure (time frame: Measured as the incremental area under the curve (iAUC) from 0 minutes to 140 minutes after meal intake). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 1 Feb 2017.