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The Effect of Whey Protein and Dietary Fibers on Risk Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome and Bone Health

The Effect of Whey Protein and Dietary Fibers on Risk Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome and Bone Health

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02931630
Acronym
MERITS
Enrollment
72
Registered
2016-10-13
Start date
2016-05-31
Completion date
2017-06-29
Last updated
2017-07-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Abdominal Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease

Keywords

Whey protein, Dietary fibers, Wheat bran, Arabinoxylan, Postprandial lipaemia, Body composition, Blood pressure, Metabolic rate, Insulin sensitivity, Metabolic syndrome

Brief summary

The prevalence of overweight and lifestyle related diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing world wide. The metabolic syndrome (MeS) is a condition characterized by abdominal obesity, high blood lipids, high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar. MeS is associated with an increased risk of developing CVD and T2D. Dietary fibers and whey protein have independently shown beneficial effects on several of these risk factors in previous studies. Whey protein is furthermore seen to show positive effects on bone turnover. The purpose of this trial is to investigate whether an increased intake of dietary fibers and whey protein (separately or combined) over a period of 12 weeks will affect the risk markers of MeS and bone turnover in abdominally obese subjects. A total of 80 people with abdominal obesity will be included. The design is a randomized, double blinded, controlled dietary intervention trial. Subjects are assigned to one of four experimental groups. Each group are provided with test products containing either high or low whey protein and high or low dietary fibers to replace part of their regular diet. The subjects are instructed in how to incorporate the test products in their habitual diets in order to maintain weight stability. The primary outcome is postprandial lipaemia (PPL) - an independent risk factor of developing CVD. PPL is estimated by performing a standardized high fat meal test during which postprandial level of triglycerides is measured. The authors hypothesize that a diet of high content of whey protein and high dietary fiber during 12 weeks will induce a reduction in PPL.

Detailed description

Please refer to summary

Interventions

60 g of whey protein powder

60 g of Maltodextrin powder

OTHERHigh fiber bread

Wheat bread with high content of dietary fibers (approximately 30 g fibers/day)

OTHERLow fiber bread

Wheat bread with low content of dietary fibers (approximately 10 g fibers/day)

Sponsors

Aarhus University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER
University of Aarhus
CollaboratorOTHER
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
CollaboratorOTHER
University of California, Davis
CollaboratorOTHER
University of Copenhagen
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Waist circumference ≥ 80 cm (women)/94 cm (men) * Age ≥40 years

Exclusion criteria

* Significant cardiovascular, renal or endocrine disease * History of diabetes * ≥ 3 kg of weight gain or loss within the last 3 months * Any change in medication within the last month * Treatment with steroids * Pregnancy, breastfeeding or planned pregnancy * Psychiatric history * Alcohol or drug addiction * Dietary fiber supplement within the last month

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Postprandial triglyceride responseMeal test: -15, 0, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and at 12 weeks.Postprandial triglyceride response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
24 hours blood pressure (BP)Performed at baseline and week 12Arteriograph 24, TensioMed, Hungary
24 hours augmentation Index (AI)Performed at baseline and week 12Arteriograph 24, TensioMed, Hungary
Respiratory Exchange RatioMeal test: -30 and 140 min. Performed at baseline and week 12.Measured twice during each meal test by indirect calorimetry (hood)
Body compositionPerformed at baseline and week 12Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan: Total body fat percentage, lean mass percentage, gynoid and android fat percentage
Postprandial apolipoprotein B48 responseMeal test: -15, 0, 60, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and at 12 weeks.Postprandial apolipoprotein response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.
Glucose response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Glucose response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.
Insulin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Insulin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.
Glucagon response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Glukagon response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12GLP-1 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360
Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12GLP-2 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12GIP response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360
Ghrelin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Ghrelin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360
Peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12PYY response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360
Non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, 0, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12NEFA response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360)
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12IL-6 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)
Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12MCP-1 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0 - 240 min)
RANTES (CCL5) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12CCL5 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)
High-sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12hs-CRP response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)
Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12P1NP response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)
C-telopeptide (CTX) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12CTX response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 90, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12PTH response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)
Osteoprotegrin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 90, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Osteoprotegrin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)
Osteocalcin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 90, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Osteocalcin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)
25-dihydroxy vitamin DChange from week 0 to week 12Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12
PhosphateChange from week 0 to week 12Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12
MagnesiumChange from week 0 to week 12Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12
Total cholesterolChange from week 0 to week 12Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12
Low density lipoprotein (LDL)Change from week 0 to week 12Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12
High density lipoprotein (HDL)Change from week 0 to week 12Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12
Glucose response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Glucose measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)
Glucagon response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Glucagon measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12GLP-1 measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)
Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12GLP-2 measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)
Insulin response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Insulin measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12GIP measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12PTH measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)
C-telopeptide (CTX) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12CTX measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)
Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12P1NP measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)
Osteoprotegrin response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Osteoprotegrin measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)
Osteocalcin response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Osteocalcin measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)
Waist and hip circumference.Change from week 0 to week 12Waist and hip circumference in cm
Body weightChange from week 0 to week 12Body weight in kg
Body Mass IndexChange from week 0 to week 12kg/m2
Adipose tissue gene expressionChange from week 0 to week 12Subcutaneous fat tissue biopsy performed at baseline and week 12 for the measurement of changes in genes related to lipid and glucose metabolism and insulin signalling.
Adipose tissue proliferation and differentiationChange from week 0 to week 12Subcutaneous fat tissue biopsy performed at baseline and week 12 for measuring proliferation and differentiation processes of preadipocyte stem cells into mature adipocytes, and to test the effect of diets on expanding the capacity of the subcutaneous adipose tissue to store fat.
Urinary calciumChange from week 0 to week 12Urinary calcium excretion measured in 24-hour urine samples collected at baseline and week 12
Urinary nitrogenChange from week 0 to week 12Urinary nitrogen excretion measured in 24-hour urine samples collected at baseline and week 12
Adiponectin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12Adiponectin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360)
Metabolomics, urine24-hour urine collection performed at baseline and week 12.Non-targeted metabolomics analysis using Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics, faecesCollected at baseline and week 12.Non-targeted metabolomics analysis using Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry
Insulin sensitivity during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT performed at baseline and week 12 (blood sampling at -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min)Homeostasis model assessment - insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and Matsuda Index calculated based on blood glucose and insulin measurements during OGTT
Appetite assessment during high-fat meal testMeal test: Questionnaire at -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12.Visual Analog Scale (VAS) electronic questionnaire
MicrobiotaFaecal samples collected at baseline and week 12.Non-targeted microbiome and metabolome analyses using high-throughput DNA sequencing on Illumina Miseq and Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) metabolomics,
Metabolomics, plasmaOGTT: -15, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12.Non-targeted metabolomics analysis using Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026