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High Fiber Rye Foods for Weight and Body Fat Reduction

High Fiber Rye Foods for Weight and Body Fat Reduction

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03097237
Acronym
RyeWeight
Enrollment
242
Registered
2017-03-31
Start date
2016-09-30
Completion date
2018-12-31
Last updated
2019-01-08

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Conditions

Overweight, Obesity

Brief summary

The overall aim of this study is to investigate whether a diet rich in rye fiber from wholegrain rye, compared to refined wheat, as part of a hypocaloric diet leads to larger weight loss and lower body fat content after 12 weeks of intervention. Furthermore the study will investigate the effect on appetite as a potential underlying mechanism for differences in weight loss and body fat reduction.

Interventions

Cereal products based on wholegrain rye

Cereal products based on refined wheat

Sponsors

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* BMI 27-35 kg/m2 * Hb≥120g/l * Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) ≤4.00 mIU/L * Plasma low density lipoprotein cholesterol \<5.3 mmol/L * Plasma triglycerides ≤1.8 mmol/L * Signed informed consent * Freezer capacity for 2 weeks bread provision

Exclusion criteria

* Blood donation or participation in a clinical study with blood sampling within 30 days prior to screening visit and throughout the study * Unable to complete satisfactorily the 3-day weighted food record at screening visit 2. * Unable to lose 0.5 kg or more during the run-in period for men and women not having menstruation during the run in period * Increased body weight, despite reported adherence to dietary intake for women with menstruation during the run-in period. * Using nicotine products on a daily basis (incl. chewing gum, patches, snus etc.) * Using e-cigarettes (regardless of nicotine content) * Following any weight reduction program or having followed one during the last 6 months prior to visit 1 * Diastolic blood pressure 105 mm Hg at visit 1 * Systolic blood pressure 160 mm at visit 1 * History of stomach or gastrointestinal conditions (Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, malabsorption, colostomy, bowel resection, gastric bypass surgery etc.) * More than 10 hours physical activity per week * History of heart failure or heart attack within 1 year prior to screening * Have type I diabetes * Receiving pharmacological treatment for type II diabetes (treatments based on life style interventions are acceptable, as long as they are compatible with the study protocol) * Previous gastrointestinal surgery * Thyroid disorder * History of drug or alcohol abuse * Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 1 year prior to screening * Consumption of drugs aimed at weight management or drugs affecting body weight to a degree that is considered unsuitable for study participation by responsible physician (will be included in the list of allowed/disallowed medications) * Pregnant or lactating or wish to become pregnant during the period of the study. * Food allergies or intolerances * Vegetarian (due to the standardized meals for appetite measurements) * Unable to understand written and spoken Swedish * Lack of suitability for participation in the trial, for any reason, as judged by the medical doctor or PI.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in body weight12 weeks
Difference in body fat mass12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Fecal energy excretion by bomb calorimetry of 72h quantitative fecal collections.12 weeksInvestigate differences in fecal energy excretion between the two intervention groups in a subgroup of 50 subjects. Every subject will be instructed to collect all feces in a special devise during 48h.
Gut microbiota6 and 12 weeks
Marker of glucose metabolism6 and 12 weeksInvestigate differences in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
Marker of Insulin resistance6 and 12 weeksInvestigate differences in homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)
Appetite measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) questionnaire12 weeksInvestigate if satiety differs between groups after 12 weeks of intervention and investigate if appetite correlates with changes in body weight. Measurements will be conducted through visual analogue scale (VAS) questionnaire, where participants log into a homepage and respond to their perceived satiety, hunger and desire to eat every 30-60 min during a day at base line, after 6w and 12wk.
Appetite6 and 12 weeksInvestigate differences in leptin concentration
Marker of inflammation6 and 12 weeksInvestigate differences in C-reactive protein (CRP).
Blood lipids6 and 12 weeksInvestigate differences in triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein(HDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL).
Appetite regulation6 and 12 weeksInvestigate differences in glucagon-like peptide 1(GLP-1)
Difference in body weight and body fat mass6 weeksInvestigate if differences in body weight and body fat mass is evident already after 6 weeks

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 22, 2026