Longitudinal Examination of Metabolic and Behavioral Correlates of Protein Sources

Oklahoma State University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Health Behavior

Treatments: Other: Beans/legumes; Other: Beef; Other: Meat analogue

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06089460

IRB-22-297-STW

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this three-arm, pilot, randomized controlled trial is to examine the metabolic and behavioral impacts of consuming a diet characterized by protein from red meat, a meat analogue, or beans/legumes.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-55 years of age
• Willingness to consume any of the three protein sources
• Willingness to stop consumption of any pre- or pro-biotic supplements
• Willingness to follow a meal plan for four weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Medical condition which precludes consumption of specific foods or whole food groups

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

Beef

Experimental group

Description:

Individuals will be asked to consume beef as their only source of protein and follow an individualized meal plan for 4 weeks. Thereafter, they will be instructed to continue beef consumption with any other foods desired for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Beef

Meat analogue

Experimental group

Description:

Individuals will be asked to consume a commercial meat analogue product as their only source of protein and follow an individualized meal plan for 4 weeks. Thereafter, they will be instructed to continue the meat analogue consumption with any other foods desired for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Meat analogue

Beans/legumes

Experimental group

Description:

Individuals will be asked to consume beans/legumes as their only source of protein and follow an individualized meal plan for 4 weeks. Thereafter, they will be instructed to continue the bean/legume consumption with any other foods desired for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Beans/legumes