Effect of a Soluble Fibre Blend and Medium Chain Triglycerides on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

Canadian Center for Functional Medicine

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: People Who Are Overweight or Obesity

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: cellulose and soybean oil; Dietary Supplement: soluble fibre complex and medium chain triglycerides

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00644098

002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the addition of capsules containing soluble fibre complex emulsified with medium chain triglycerides and taken before with meals will lead to a significant amount of weight loss, reduced glycemic volatility and diminished cardio metabolic risk factors in overweight and obese individuals when compared to a placebo control.

We believe that those participants taking 3-6 capsules per day of the treatment capsules over a 14 week period will loose a significant amount of weight compared to the placebo group.

Enrollment: 138 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI 27 - 35 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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138 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

cellulose and soybean oil

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: cellulose and soybean oil

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

soluble fibre complex and medium chain triglycerides

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: soluble fibre complex and medium chain triglycerides