Satiety Study of a Carbohydrate Meal to a Highly Viscous Gel Meal (InGel)

Unity Health Toronto

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate noodles; Dietary Supplement: Konjac noodles; Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate and Konjac Noodles

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01875627

10-353

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effects of Konjac on satiety and subsequent food intake in healthy individuals.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women
• Age 18-65 years
• Having a BMI of 18.5 - 25 kg/m2
• No presence of major disease

Exclusion criteria

• Known history of liver or kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke or myocardial infarctions, thyroid disease, gastrointestinal disease, AIDS or AIDS-related complications; subjects using prescription medications or Natural Health Products; Subjects will be excluded if they have any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might jeopardize the health and safety of the subject or study personnel, or adversely affect the study results

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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15 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Carbohydrate Noodles

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

0g Konjac Noodles

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate and Konjac Noodles

Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate noodles

Dietary Supplement: Konjac noodles

Carbohydrate and Konjac Noodles

Experimental group

Description:

Half Carbohydrate and Half Non-Caloric Konjac Noodles - 122.5g Konjac

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate and Konjac Noodles

Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate noodles

Dietary Supplement: Konjac noodles

Konjac Noodles

Experimental group

Description:

Non-Caloric Konjac Noodles (viscous gel meal) - 240g Konjac

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate and Konjac Noodles

Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate noodles

Dietary Supplement: Konjac noodles