Gastrointestinal Tract, Microbiome, Human
Conditions
Brief summary
The main goal of this project is to identify the microbiome components change in abundance in response to food ingested including provided foods.
Interventions
OTHERFood provided from a commercial meal service provider for a week
Meals from a commercial meal service provider provide for a week to participant
Sponsors
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* willing to sign consent and have samples collected, * able to read and speak English, * participants must be willing to use an electronic food diary and consume study provided foods, * only individuals able to provide a US address will be included.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects not able to sign consent on their own accord (ie requiring a Legally Authorized Representative \[LAR\]), * Current parenteral nutrition, * Received cancer treatment within past 6 months prior to signing consent, * Taken antibiotic treatment within the past 1 month prior to signing consent, * Received oral x-ray contrast within the past 1 month prior to signing consent, * Received any type of gastrointestinal bowel preparation in the past 1 month prior to signing consent, * History of organ transplant, * Shellfish allergy, * Insect allergy, * Cacti allergy, * Carmine allergy, * Dragon fruit (pitaya) allergy,
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiota variation | Up to 2 weeks | Ecological statistics will be used to analyze the longitudinal microbiome composition modification |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJacques Izard, PhD
Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln
Outcome results
None listed