Flaxseed Mucilage and Satiety (MUCISAT)

University of Copenhagen

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Appetite

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Flaxseed tablet; Dietary Supplement: Flaxseed drink; Dietary Supplement: Control drink

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01238744

B271

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effect of a single dose of flaxseed mucilage incorporated into either drinks or tablets will be tested in term of their effect on appetite sensation measured using visual analogue scales over 120 minutes and ad libitum energy intake hereafter in two studies.

Full description

Study I:

Control drink vs. Flaxseed drink consumed and appetite sensation registered over 120 minutes. Hereafter energy intake was measured.

Study II:

Flaxseed drink vs. Flaxseed tablets+control drink consumed and appetite sensation registered over 120 minutes. Hereafter energy intake was measured.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy adults
• 18-40 years
• BMI 19-28

Exclusion criteria

• smoking
• pregnancy or lactation
• excessive exercise
• medication (oral contraceptives the only exception)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

Study I: control drink

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Control drink

Study I: flaxseed drink

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Flaxseed drink

Dietary Supplement: Flaxseed drink

Study II: flaxseed drink

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Flaxseed drink

Dietary Supplement: Flaxseed drink

Study II: flaxseed tablets

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Flaxseed tablet