Gut Health Response to Dietary Fiber

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Dietary Fiber

In brief

Dietary fiber is known to influence bowel function. The investigators hypothesize that the addition of a mixture of fibers to liquid diets will improve bowel function as measured by stool weight.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01321736

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

20

Starts

2011-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Weight
• BMI between 23 - 29
• having obtained his/her informed consent
• willing and able to exclusively consume enteral diets for two 14 day periods
• willing and able to collect stool samples as instructed

You may not qualify if…

• any disease
• use of medication except for contraceptive medication and certain OTC medications not affecting laxation
• smoking
• excessive exercise (> 2 hours per week)
• consumption of more than 20 grams of dietary fiber daily
• pregnancy or lactation
• use of laxatives
• use of antibiotics in past 6 months
• use of pre or probiotics supplements in the past 2 months
• use of probiotic foods in the past month
• subjects who cannot be expected to comply with the study procedures
• currently participating or having participated in another clinical trial during the last 4 weeks prior to the beginning of this study
• known allergy or sensitivity to formula ingredients

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

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