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Revealing Microbiome Association With (Plant-based) Diet in Freshman

U

University of Kiel

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Healthy

Treatments

Other: cross-sectional follow-up observation
Other: cross-sectional observation

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04598022
ABW-2020-HM

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a vegan vs. vegetarian dietary pattern compared to an omnivore diet on body weight, saliva and stool microbiome profiles, as well as saliva, urine and plasma metabolome profile changes in freshmen after the first year at university/college.

Enrollment

120 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 25 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • freshman
  • following a vegan / vegetarian / omnivore dietary pattern for at least 3 months
  • own a smartphone (including internet access and camera)

Exclusion criteria

  • regular use of medication (excluding oral contraceptiva)
  • use of antibiotics in the last 6 weeks
  • chronic disease, especially gut diseases
  • following a vegan / vegetarian / omnivore dietary pattern for less then 3 months
  • no clear assignment of vegan / vegetarian / omnivore dietary pattern
  • electrical implants

Trial design

120 participants in 3 patient groups

vegan
Description:
subjects having a vegan nutrition pattern for at least the last 3 months
Treatment:
Other: cross-sectional observation
Other: cross-sectional follow-up observation
vegetarian
Description:
subjects having a vegetarian nutrition pattern for at least the last 3 months
Treatment:
Other: cross-sectional observation
Other: cross-sectional follow-up observation
omnivores
Description:
subjects having a omnivore nutrition pattern for at least the last 3 months
Treatment:
Other: cross-sectional observation
Other: cross-sectional follow-up observation

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Anja Bosy-Westphal, PhD, MD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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