Digestive Properties of Carbohydrate-based Foods

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Appetitive Behavior

In brief

Gastric emptying rate, glycemic response, fermentation, and appetitive response are being assessed after consumption of traditional West African carbohydrate-based foods (pearl millet couscous, pearl millet thick porridge) and Western type carbohydrate-based foods (wheat couscous, white rice).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03630458

Run by

Purdue University

People needed

15

Starts

2018-06-11

Expected to finish

2018-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Normal body mass index (18.5 < BMI < 25 kg/m2)
• Normal fasting blood glucose

You may not qualify if…

• Diabetes
• Allergy to millet
• Allergy or sensitivity/intolerance to gluten
• History of gastrointestinal disease
• Pregnant or nursing

Where it is running

• Purdue University — West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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