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Dietary Supplement

High dose for Insulin Sensitivity

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Barbara Gower, PhD
Research Sponsored by Ingredion Incorporated
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 5-hr test, performed 3 times within a 20-week period
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Study Summary

This study will examine the effects of a dietary fiber on insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese women. The fiber will be added to snack foods and women will consume the foods for four weeks. In one four-week period, 15 g of fiber will be added, and 30 g will added in another period. In a third period, no fiber will be added to the snack foods. Insulin senstivity will be measured at the end of each treatment period.

Eligible Conditions
  • Insulin Sensitivity

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~5-hr test, performed 3 times within a 20-week period
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5-hr test, performed 3 times within a 20-week period for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Insulin sensitivity
Secondary outcome measures
Glucose tolerance test
Mitocondrial function

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Low doseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
15 g of fiber per day will be added to snack foods
Group II: High doseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
30 g of fiber per day will be added to snack foods
Group III: No fiberPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Snack foods without fiber will be given
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Dietary Fiber
2016
N/A
~210

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ingredion IncorporatedLead Sponsor
16 Previous Clinical Trials
752 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Insulin Sensitivity
41 Patients Enrolled for Insulin Sensitivity
Barbara Gower, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
2 Previous Clinical Trials
159 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Insulin Sensitivity
126 Patients Enrolled for Insulin Sensitivity

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effects of Dietary Fiber on Insulin Sensitivity
2012. "Effects of Dietary Fiber on Insulin Sensitivity". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01521806.
~3 spots leftby Apr 2025
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