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Eating Beans for Obesity

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Led By Shanon Casperson, PhD

Research Sponsored by USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Not taking steroid-based medications; not planning to or currently attempting to gain or lose weight

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 5 hours after meal consumption

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to find out if eating beans helps our bodies use food better as energy. #beanpower

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults with a BMI between 18.5 and 30 who can sign consent, are on birth control if applicable, have their own transport to the research center, don't smoke or use tobacco products including e-cigarettes, aren't taking steroids or trying to change their weight.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study examines how eating meals containing whole cooked pinto beans or pinto bean flour compares to a control meal without beans in terms of affecting metabolism and energy use in the body.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves dietary interventions with common foods like beans, side effects may include digestive discomfort such as gas or bloating. Individual reactions can vary based on personal food sensitivities.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am not on steroids and not trying to change my weight.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 5 hours after meal consumption

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~5 hours after meal consumption

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5 hours after meal consumption for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Acute effects of consuming processed pulse-based food products on substrate utilization

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Whole cooked pinto bean mealExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will consume a meal comprised of 100 grams of whole cooked pinto beans

Group II: Pinto bean flour mealExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will consume a meal comprised of pinto bean flour equivalent to 100 grams of whole cooked pinto beans

Group III: Control mealActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will consume a control meal

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Who is running the clinical trial?

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research CenterLead Sponsor

57 Previous Clinical Trials

5,257 Total Patients Enrolled

23 Trials studying Obesity

1,085 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Shanon Casperson, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUSDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

9 Previous Clinical Trials

207 Total Patients Enrolled

5 Trials studying Obesity

113 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many people has this research program admitted so far?

"Correct. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov verifies that this experiment, which was first published on October 30th 2023, is actively recruiting participants. 28 individuals are necessary to be sourced from 1 medical centre."

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Is the enrollment phase of this clinical trial still open?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's data reveals that the recruitment of 28 patients from 1 site for this study is ongoing, beginning on October 30th 2023 and last updated November 13th 2023."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Impact of Eating Beans on Metabolism

Shanon Casperson 2023. "Impact of Eating Beans on Metabolism". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06123208.

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