Clinical trials: Functional Food
Healthy
ProAliFun_6.5_Health Effects of a Functional Pasta Enriched With Barley Beta-glucans on Healthy Subjects
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the healthy properties of a dietary intervention based on an innovative pasta enriched with prebiotic fibers (barley beta-glucans).
- Trial name
- ProAliFun65 (NCT02710513)
- Testing
- Beta-glucans
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari
Atopic Dermatitis (AD), Non-atopic Healthy Controls
Atopic Dermatitis (AD) and Food Allergy
This is a prospective, single center, clinical mechanistic pilot clinical research study. Participants will not receive any investigational agent.
- Trial name
- NCT03168113
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Healthy
Postprandial Effects of Mixed Herbs and Spices on Pathways Associated With Glucose Homeostasis and Inflammation on PBMCs of Healthy Subjects
This study aims to investigate the effect of mixed of herbs and spices on gene expression of pathways associated with glucose homeostasis, oxidative stress, inflammation and its interrelation with circulating miRNA, in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02931643
- Testing
- High fat challenge breakfast, High fat challenge breakfast with mixed-spices
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Diet Intervention
Effects of a Personalized Diet on Cardiometabolic, Microbiome and Metabolomics Profiles in Minority Young Adults
The proposed study has two primary objectives i.e. to examine how improvements in diet quality via a personalized dietary intervention 1) benefit cardiometabolic outcomes in young Black adults differentially compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT04635917
- Testing
- Personalized diet, Conventional dietary advice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Health, Children
A Study on the Changes and Prognosis of Intestinal Microbiota and Function in Infants With Food Allergies
Microorganisms maintain a complex interrelationship with the human body, influencing each other. In recent years, people have gradually realized that the formation of the pediatric microecosystem is closely related to the…
- Conditions
- Health, Children, Gut Microbiota
- Trial name
- NCT06854536
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Diabetes, Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown Fat as Therapeutic Strategy for Obesity and Associated Metabolic Diseases Via Functional Food/Nutraceutical Approach - Molecular Mechanisms of Pentacyclic Triterpenes (BRACE)
To examine MA (Maslinic Acid) safety and efficacy in ameliorating insulin resistance and the cardinal features of metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT06484543
- Testing
- Maslinic Acid
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Cognitive Decline, Neurophysiologic Abnormality
Effects of a Food Supplement on Cognitive and Neuropsychological Functioning in Older Adults.
The increase in life expectancy is associated with a gradual aging of the population so creating new needs arising from this new situation.
- Trial name
- NCT03145987
- Testing
- Vitis vinifera extract
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino"
Healthy Subjects
Evaluation of the Effects of a Food Supplementation on the Improvement of Cognitive Functions in Healthy Seniors
The hypothesis of this study is to evaluate the effect of supplementation for 8 weeks on the improvement of cognitive functions in healthy seniors with or without mild cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- BioMind (NCT05472285)
- Testing
- Verum
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robertet SA
Aging, Mitochondrial Dysfunction
A Single and Multiple Dose Study of AMAZ-02 to Evaluate Safety and Pharmacokinetics in Elderly Subjects
Part A: The study is a double-blind, randomized, single ascending doses, study in 24 healthy elderly male and female volunteers. Each subject will be randomized for two subsequent doses in three cohorts.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Muscle Function
- Trial name
- NCT02655393
- Testing
- Mitopure
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amazentis SA
Rotavirus Gastroenteritis
Community Based Prevention of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis by a Functional Food Supplement
Rotavirus is the commonest cause of severe gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. The investigators hypothesize that use of a food based prophylactic will decrease incidence of rotavirus infection in young children in south…
- Trial name
- NCT01265355
- Testing
- Anti-rotavirus protein, Maltodextrin
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Childhood Obesity
Brain Activation and Satiety in Children: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BASIC fMRI is a prospective single center intervention trial using fMRI imaging in 9-11 year old obese male and females pre and post family-based behavioral treatment of 24 weeks duration to determine the relationship between…
- Trial name
- BASIC-FMRI (NCT02484976)
- Testing
- Family Based Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Metabolic Syndrome
Bioactive Plant Foods: Effects on Functional Bioavailability and Genomic Stability
To achieve optimal health and to reduce the risk of age-related chronic diseases through an easily achievable dietary modification not achievable by the limited mixture of antioxidant supplements in older subjects, the…
- Trial name
- Biogreen (NCT00963118)
- Testing
- plant based nutrition bar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Metabolic Syndrome, Microbiome
Fermented and Fiber-rich Food (FeFiFo) Study
The primary objective is to contrast the degree to which increased consumption of dietary fiber vs. fermented food can decrease inflammation, increase microbiota diversity and can impact microbiota production of short-chain fatty…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Microbiome, Immune Function, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03275662
- Testing
- Dietary Fiber, Fermented Foods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obesity, Appetite Disorders
Impact of a Satiating Diet in Obese Men With a Low Satiety Phenotype
The global research project was organized as a clinical process starting with an evaluation aiming at the determination of a diagnosis pertaining to the degree of satiety signal capacity.
- Trial name
- NCT03128697
- Testing
- Satiating diet, Control diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Changes in Functional MRI
Brain Responses to Visual Food Cues in Response to a Low Carbohydrate Diet
The aim is to profile and elucidate the hormonal and neurological system interaction to food related behavior. The stimulus used will include visual and taste (gustatory) stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT03077074
- Testing
- low carbohydrate consumption
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Alcohol Hangover
A Crossover Exploratory Study of NatureU Cheers Friends Curcumin on Acute Alcohol Hangover Symptoms
This was a single-center, open-label, exploratory crossover study evaluating acute hangover symptoms after use of NatureU Cheers Friends Curcumin compared with an active comparator product in healthy adult men.
- Trial name
- NUZY (NCT07585825)
- Testing
- NatureU Cheers Friends Curcumin, Herbsense Hangover Relief Tablet
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OmniSolutions Laboratory Holdings Limited
Pregnancy Related, Microbiome
Maternal & Offspring Microbiome Study
The purpose of the study is to learn how different dietary interventions affect microbiota diversity in pregnant women and the transmission of microbiota to their infants during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Microbiome, Immune Function, Inflammation
- Trial name
- MOMS (NCT05123612)
- Testing
- Fiber, Fermented Foods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obesity
Food Intake, Endocrine Factors and Brown Fat
This study will investigate how the acute intake of foods with high and low hedonic reward differentially affects brown adipose tissue and the interplay between gut peptides, brown fat, and the brain (gut-BAT-brain axis).
- Trial name
- FoodBAT (NCT06285461)
- Testing
- Non-palatable meal, Palatable meal
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Malnutrition, Child, Cognitive Function
Locally Prepared Supplement to Support Growth and Brain Health
This study is a randomized controlled trial with a main goal to assess the effects of a locally-prepared food for prevention of malnutrition and stunting, in comparison with standard village practices and also a widely available…
- Trial name
- NCT03017209
- Testing
- Locally-prepared bar, USAID Corn Soy Blend Plus
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 1,059 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Cognitive Dysfunction
Effect of Raisins on Cognitive Function in Healthy Older Adults
Objective:To assess the effect of an intervention based on including 50 g of raisins (sultanas) daily in the diet for 3 months on improving cognitive performance, cardiovascular risk factors and inflammatory markers in a…
- Trial name
- NCT04966455
- Testing
- Raisins
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca