Cereal-based Products Fortified With Legumes and Effects on Body Weight Management

Functional Cereal-based Products Fortified With Legumes for Satiety and Weight Management

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04176614

Enrollment

Registered

2019-11-25

Start date

2020-01-20

Completion date

2021-03-25

Last updated

2022-02-14

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Conditions

Overweight and Obesity

Keywords

cereal-based snack fortified with legumes, body weight reduction

Brief summary

Legumes are high nutritional quality foods and constitute a rich source of proteins and dietary fibers which have been associated with appetite regulation and body weight management. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of regular consumption of a cereal-based snack fortified with legumes on body weight reduction.

Detailed description

Overweight/obese, non-diabetic subjects will participate in the study. Subjects will follow a 12-week energy-restricted dietary intervention supplemented with a certain amount of a cereal-based snack fortified with legumes daily. The effects of dietary intervention on body weight reduction will be examined.

Interventions

OTHERcereal-legume snack

cereal-legume biscuit

OTHERcereal snack

cereal biscuit

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Intervention model description

Overweight/obese non diabetic subjects will follow an energy-restricted diet and supplemented with a cereal-based snack fortified with legumes (intervention group) or a common cereal snack (control group) for 12 weeks. Body weight, anthropometric, clinical and biochemical characteristics will be evaluated at the beginning and at the end of the study.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* normal exercise and dietary habits * weight stable for at least 3 months before enrollment

Exclusion criteria

* diabetes * pregnancy * chronic medical illness * use of nutritional supplements * regular intense exercise * alcohol consumption \> 2 drinks/day

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in body weight	12 weeks	Change in body weight after energy-restricted dietary intervention with cereal-legume snack compared to common cereal snack

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026