Clinical trials: Short Chain Fatty Acids
Hypertension
Gut Butyrate and Blood Pressure in African Americans
African Americans have the greatest burden of hypertension. Recently, the short-chain fatty acid, butyrate, has been reported to have some effect on blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT04415333
- Testing
- Sodium Butyrate 5 mmol, Sodium Butyrate 80 mmol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Parkinson Disease
Brain Small Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Parkinson Disease: Tributyrin Supplementation
Small exploratory open-label pilot study to assess the short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) prodrug tributyrin as a potential therapy for persons with Parkinson disease
- Trial name
- BUTTER (NCT05446168)
- Testing
- tributyrin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicolaas Bohnen, MD, PhD
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Effects of Administration of SCFA in Rheumatoid Arthritis Inadequate Responders
This study is a pilot, proof of concept study to determine the effects of administering an oral short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) supplement to Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients with inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX).
- Trial name
- EASi-RAIR (NCT05718583)
- Testing
- Butyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Healthy
Healthy Volunteer Short Chain Fatty Acid Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the production of short chain fatty acids (fatty acids are part of your diet) in stool through the measurement of fecal inulin after a one-time ingestion of 10-gram dose of inulin among…
- Trial name
- NCT05254340
- Testing
- Inulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Obesity
Effect of Fibre Products on Appetite and Weight
This study explores the nutritional effects of fibre. Short chain fatty acid(SCFA), such as propionate, are produced through the fermentation of fibre in the bowel.
- Trial name
- NCT00750438
- Testing
- Propionate ester, Inulin, Cellulose
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity
The Acute Effect of Propionate on Energy Homeostasis
The research project aims to examine the effect of a dietary supplement called propionate on how the human body in healthy adults aged (18- 65 years) responds to during fasting, exercise and following a liquid mixed meal test and…
- Trial name
- PROEM (NCT04093453)
- Testing
- Exercise, Sodium Propionate
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Control Volunteers: Diet Challenge
The purpose of this study is to study the relationship between the bile acids, short chain fatty acids and bacteria within the intestines.
- Trial name
- NCT03983434
- Testing
- Inulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University