Clinical trials: Short-chain Fatty Acids
Obesity, Diabetes
Fibre and Appetite Regulation Trial (FART)
High intake of cereal fibre has been shown to be associated with reduced weight gain and improved insulin sensitivity. We hypothesize these effects are due to the short chain fatty acids derived from the bacterial fermentation…
- Trial name
- NCT00247455
- Testing
- Low fibre breakfast cereal (puffed rice/cornflakes), High fibre cereal (All Bran/Bran Flakes)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
Acute Myocardial Infarction
the Association of Intestinal Microbial Metabolites and Cardiac Function in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Recently, more and more studies have confirmed that intestinal flora is closely related to the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases.Bile acids (BAS), short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and trimethylamine oxide…
- Trial name
- NCT04955054
- Testing
- diagnose
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis
Retrospective Study on the Role of SCFA Modulation in Multiple Sclerosis
Recent studies show that gut microbiota strongly influences multiple sclerosis. These data suggest that the microbiota could have a direct effect on MS pathogenesis, although the mechanisms through which it modulates central…
- Trial name
- NCT06746896
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Massimo Filippi
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Infants
Maternal High Fibre Fermented Diet Effect on Breastfed Infant Gut Microbiome
Breastfeeding is recommended for babies from birth to six months old because breast milk provides all the nutrients babies need for growth and development.
- Trial name
- MumBabyGut (NCT06977113)
- Testing
- High Fibre Fermented Food Diet, Control Habitual Diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
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
Cardiometabolic Risk, Abdominal Obesity
Characterization of Gut Microbiota Composition and Activity After a Daily Supplementation of 4.5 g/Day of ChitinGlucan Fibre During 3 Weeks in At-cardiometabolic Risk Volunteers
The aim of this study is to demonstrate the beneficial effects on gut microbiota composition and activity of the diary intake of insoluble fiber (extract from Aspergillus Niger) for three weeks.
- Trial name
- FITACHITIN (NCT03773900)
- Testing
- Kiotransine (chitin-glucan from aspergillus niger)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Dietary Fiber
Fiber Fermentation, and Short Chain Fatty Acid Kinetics and Utilization Inside the Gut and Systemic Circulation
Nowadays there is a strong interest in optimising human health through manipulation of non-digestible carbohydrates (NDC). NDC can be used as substrates by gut microbiota, which results in NDC degradation, production of…
- Trial name
- NCT04499183
- Testing
- fructo- and galacto-oligosaccharides
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Short Chain Fatty Acids Bioavailability
Determination of the Bioavailability of Short Chain Fatty Acids in Healthy Humans
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the bioavailability of acetate, propionate and butyrate in healthy humans using a stable isotope technology.
- Trial name
- NCT01757379
- Testing
- 13C-labeled Acetate, 13C-labeled propionate, 13C-labeled butyrate
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Child Development
Soy Exposure on Bone Development and Gut Microbiota
In this project, the investigators aim to investigate the effects of soy consumption at early life on the development of gut microbiota and bone growth.
- Trial name
- NCT05213780
- Testing
- No intervention is involved
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
TB - Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS
Pre- and Post-treatment Lung Microbiota, Metabolome and Immune Signatures at the Site of Disease in Patients With Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis
The diverse microbial communities in different parts of the human body (microbiome) are important for health but understudied in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), which is the single biggest infectious cause of death in the world.
- Trial name
- TB-LUNG (NCT04700579)
- Where
- 3 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Stellenbosch
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Short Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in COPD
The short chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolism has not been studied in subjects suffering from COPD. The purpose of this study is to compare the SCFA metabolism in COPD patients to healthy matched controls.
- Trial name
- SCFA (NCT03327181)
- Testing
- short chain fatty acid tracers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Executive Function
The Effects of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Psychosocial Stress-Induced Impairment on Core Executive Functions
The aim of the present trial is to examine core executive functions (EFs) as a functional outcome of attenuating the cortisol response to acute laboratory stress through colonic delivery of an Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs) mix…
- Trial name
- GUTSIE (NCT06286943)
- Testing
- Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)., Maastricht Acute Stress Task, No-stress control task
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Control Volunteers: Diet Challenge
The study will investigate the relationship between fecal bile acids, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and the gut microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Trial name
- NCT06668922
- Testing
- Inulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Obesity, Diabetes
Acute Effects of Dietary Fiber on Postprandial Responses in Lean and Overweight Subjects
It has been suggested that obesity occurs because the colonic microbes in obese individuals, compared to those who are lean, produce more short chain fatty acids during the fermentation of dietary fiber; this means that obese…
- Trial name
- NCT02795559
- Testing
- Glucose, Inulin, Resistant starch
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Overweight and Obesity
Plasma SCFAs After Fermentable Cereal Fibres - A Postprandial Study
Circulating SCFAs reflect the net effect of what is produced in the large intestine from dietary fibre fermentation, bioavailability after considerable absorption by the enterocytes and in the liver and the elimination.
- Trial name
- FIFERM (NCT05443828)
- Testing
- Breakfast Control Meal, Breakfast Test Meal
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Healthy Volunteers, Stress
Effects of Rifaximin on Gut Microbiota and Emotion
A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled study on the effect of rifaximin on psychobiological functions in healthy men.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Stress, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT05587036
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Aging
Fiber Metabolism in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The impact of fiber intake on short chain fatty acid (SCFA) metabolism has not been studied in subjects suffering from COPD. The purpose of this study is to compare changes in SCFA metabolism after inulin vs.
- Trial name
- NCT04459156
- Testing
- Fiber Inulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Diet Habit
Arbutus Berry - Intervention Study to Evaluate the Modulation of Intestinal Microbiota and Metabolic Parameters
The tree that produces the arbutus berry, the strawberry tree, scientific name Arbutus unedo L., belongs to the family of Ericaceae.
- Trial name
- F4F (NCT05810922)
- Testing
- arbutus berry
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Dietary Fiber
Dietary Fiber Effects on the Microbiome and Satiety
Strong evidence supports the association between high fiber (HiFi) diets (e.g. legumes, nuts, vegetables) and a reduced risk for chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes and some forms of cancer.
- Trial name
- FEMS (NCT04611217)
- Testing
- Dietary fiber: 10-25g, Dietary fiber: 5g
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia