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Impact of Starch Digestibility on Glycemic Variability and Control, Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Profiles, Microbiota and Intestinal Health in Subjects With Insulin Resistance

Impact of Starch Digestibility on Glycemic Variability and Control, Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Profiles, Microbiota and Intestinal Health in Subjects With Insulin Resistance

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07408479
Acronym
GLYMICARE
Enrollment
40
Registered
2026-02-13
Start date
2025-11-15
Completion date
2028-07-01
Last updated
2026-02-13

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

Conditions

Insulin Resistance

Keywords

Slowly Digestible Starch, SDS, Resistant Starch, Insulin resistant subjets, Glycemic control, Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, CGMS, Diet, Mean Amplitude of Glucose Excursion, microbiota

Brief summary

To study the potential impact of a diet rich in both Slowly Digestible Starch (SDS) and Resistant Starch (RS), we propose a 2-month nutritional intervention study in which we will study the evolution of carbohydrate variability and metabolism and health-related parameters in 40 volunteers with insulin resistance. Regular sampling of blood, urine and faeces as well as continuous measurement of blood glucose levels will be performed to assess changes in blood glucose levels, insulin resistance, lipid metabolism, inflammation and the composition of the microbiota following the introduction of starch products rich in SDS and RS into the diet.

Interventions

OTHERBalanced diet high in Slowly Digestible Starch and Resistant Starch

Diet where all the starchy foods were selected based on their SDS and RS content. This diet needs to be easy to apply by subjects. It will be consumed during 2 months

OTHERBalanced diet low in Slowly Digestible Starch and Resistant Starch

Diet where all the starchy foods were selected based on their SDS and RS content. This diet needs to be easy to apply by subjects. It will be consumed during 2 months

Sponsors

Mondelēz International, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhone-Alpe
CollaboratorOTHER
Unite MetaGenoPolis INRAE
CollaboratorUNKNOWN

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Each diet will be labelled "Diet A" or "Diet B" with both diets containing similar categories of products

Intervention model description

This will be a single blind, randomized, controlled 2 months intervention study with parallel design

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

• General criteria: * Age between 18 and 75 years (bounds included) * HOMA-IR ≥ 2.5 * Body Mass Index (BMI) between 25 and 40 kg/m² (bounds included) * Stable weight over the past 3 months (+/- 5% of body weight) * Waist circumference \> 80 cm for women, \> 94 cm for men * Sedentary subject or subject practising regular and stable physical activity for the duration of the study (maximum 4 hours per week) * Able to understand the provided information and having signed the informed consent forms * Able to read and write in French * Having a freezer and comfortable with storing stool samples at home * Having undergone a prior medical examination during the screening visit Food-related criteria: * Willing to modify their diet for 2 months * No food intolerances or allergies * Regular consumption of the study products * Fiber intake ≤ 25 g/day * Willing to consume three main meals with no more than one snack per day and to take meals or snacks at least two hours apart

Exclusion criteria

* General criteria: * Adult under legal protection (guardianship or curatorship) * Person with unstable medical or psychological conditions that, according to the investigator, could lead to non-compliance or non-cooperation during the study or compromise safety or participation (as per Articles L.1121-6, L.1121-8, L.1121-9, and L.1122-1-2 of the French Public Health Code) * Presence of a condition identified during clinical examination or medical interview that could interfere with study evaluations, as judged by the investigator * Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Failure to comply with the exclusion period of another study as indicated in the "national volunteer database" * Person exceeding the annual compensation limit for participation in research protocols * Tobacco (or vaping equivalent) consumption \> 5 cigarettes per day and inability to abstain from smoking or vaping from the evening prior to exploration days specified in the protocol * Alcoholism or alcohol abuse (\> 30 g/day). Consuming more than three alcoholic drinks per day is considered abusive. One alcoholic drink corresponds to 30 mL of spirits, 120 mL of wine, or 330 mL of beer or abuse or dependency on another drug * Person not affiliated with a social security system or benefiting from a similar scheme * Absence of valid, approved health certificates in the event of government measures during an exceptional epidemic situation * Biological criteria: * Fasting blood glucose ≥ 7 mmol/L or ≥ 1.26 g/L * Triglycerides \> 4 g/L * LDL-cholesterol \> 1.90 g/L * eGRF (estimated glomerular filtration rate) \< 60 ml/min * Other biological abnormality with significant clinical relevance according to the investigator * Population-related criteria : * Person with a specific dietary regimen (vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, vegan, high-protein, low-carbohydrates, weight-loss diet, etc.) * Person consuming dietary supplements (prebiotics, probiotics, or minerals such as divalent cations like magnesium and calcium) regularly in the month before the selection visit and during the study * Blood donation within 2 months prior to the selection visit * Claustrophobia preventing indirect calorimetry measurement * Limited venous access making blood sampling and catheter placement difficult * Therapeutic and medical criteria: * Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes * Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg * Diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg * Hypertension treatment * Known endocrine pathology interfering with carbohydrate metabolism (uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction, acromegaly, hypercortisolism, etc.) * Gastrointestinal diseases with an inflammatory component or associated with malabsorption or considered likely to interfere with the results of the study; * History of bloody diarrhea * Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency * History of bariatric surgery * History of digestive surgery, except appendectomy and simple hernia repair * Severe eating disorders (e.g., anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, night-eating syndrome) as judged by the investigator; * Hepatocellular insufficiency * Immunosuppressed individuals (e.g., those with AIDS, lymphoma, long-term corticosteroid therapy, chemotherapy, or allogeneic transplant) * Central venous catheter carriers and post-surgical patients * Any other clinically significant unstable or untreated abnormality in the immunological, neoplastic, endocrine, hematological, gastrointestinal, hepatic, neurological, or psychiatric domains, as judged by the investigator * Obesity medication use within the past 3 months or during the study * Antibiotic use in the month prior to explorations (for common beta-lactam antibiotics) or within 3 months before explorations (for other antibiotics), as judged by the investigator * Daily laxative use within the 3 months prior to explorations or other medications significantly interfering with gut microbiota composition; * Use of treatments that could interfere with study measurements, as judged by the study's co-investigating physicians * Pregnant, planning to become pregnant (verified by a blood pregnancy test), or breastfeeding woman * Person with known allergy to adhesive materials

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in MAGE measured on 3 occasions between diets High or Low in SDS and RSEvaluations done before, after 1 week and after 2 months on a dietMean Amplitude of Glucose Excursions (MAGE) from CGMS record

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Glycemic impacts comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS and RSIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Glycemia concentration
Glycemia iAUC after a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the first metabolic day5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 2 (before starting nutritional intervention)iAUC of postprandial glycemia
Insulin iAUC after a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the first metabolic day5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 2 (before starting nutritional intervention)iAUC of postprandial insulinemia
GLP-1 iAUC after a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the first metabolic day5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 2 (before starting nutritional intervention)GLP-1 iAUC
Inflammatory status comparison during the first metabolic day : CRP concentrationAt baseline during V2 (before starting nutritional intervention)C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Inflammatory impacts after a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the first metabolic day (V2) : TNFa iAUC5 hours post challenge test during visit 2 (before starting nutritional intervention)iAUC of TNFa
Inflammatory impacts after a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the first metabolic day (V2) : IL6 iAUC5 hours post challenge test during visit 2(before starting nutritional intervention)iAUC of Interleukin 6 (IL-6)
Inflammatory impacts after a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the first metabolic day (V2) : IL1Ra iAUC5 hours post challenge test during visit 2 (before starting nutritional intervention)iAUC of Interleukin-1 Receptor a (IL1Ra)
Insulinemic impacts comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the studyIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Insulin concentration
Inflammatory impacts comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : CRPus concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)CRPus
Inflammatory impacts comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : TNFa concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)TNFa concentration
Inflammatory impacts comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : IL6 concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)IL6 concentration
Inflammatory impacts comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : IL1Ra concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)IL1Ra concentration
Inflammatory impacts comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : IL18 concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)IL18 concentration
Oxidative Stress comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : MDA concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration
Oxidative Stress comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : Urinary isoprostanes concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Urinary isoprostanes
Cardiovascular risk markers comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : sICAM concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)sICAM concentration
Cardiovascular risk markers comparison following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : sVCAM concentrationIn fasting state during visits V2, V4 and V6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)sVCAM concentration
Glycemic impacts characterisation of a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the second metabolic day5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 6 (after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Glycamia iAUC
Insulinemic impacts characterisation of a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the second metabolic day5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 6 (after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Insulin iAUC
GLP1 iAUC characterisation of a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the second metabolic day5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 6 (after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)GLP1 iAUC
Inflammatory impacts comparison following 2 months of intake of a diet either high or low in SDS : CRPus concentrationIn fasting state during visit 6 (after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)CRPus concentration
Inflammatory impacts characterisation of a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the second metabolic day : TNFa iAUC5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 6 (after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)TNFa iAUC
Inflammatory impacts characterisation of a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the second metabolic day : IL6 iAUC5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 6 (after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)IL6 iAUC
Inflammatory impacts characterisation of a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the second metabolic day : IL1Ra iAUC5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 6 (after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)IL1Ra iAUC
Inflammatory impacts characterisation of a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the second metabolic day : IL18 iAUC5 hours post standard challenge test during visit 6 (after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)IL18 iAUC
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : MAGEminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at Visit 1, Visit 3 and Visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Mean Amplitude of Glycemic Excursions (MAGE) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the 3 months consumption of a diet either high or low in SDS : TIRminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, Visit 3 or visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Time In Range (TIR) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : CVminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Coefficient of Variation (CV) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : SDminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Standard Deviation (SD) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : MIMEminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Mean Indices of Meal Excursions (MIME) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : MODDminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Mean Of Daily Differences (MODD) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : CONGAminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Continuous Overall Net Glycemic Action (CONGA) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : ADRRminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Average Daily Risk Range (ADRR) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : LGBIminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Low Blood Glucose Index (LGBI) from CGMS glycaemia
Glycemic profile parameters following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : HGBIminimum 3 days to a maximum of 6 days of CGMS record starting at visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)High Blood Glucose Index (HGBI) from CGMS glycaemia
Mean daylong incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC) of glycemia, measured by CGMS, following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the studyfrom 0 minutes to 360 minutes postprandial during the CGMS record periods starting on visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)The iAUC of glycemia will be calculated using the trapezoid rule. The iAUC includes all area below the curve and above the fasting concentration, with any area beneath fasting being ignored.
Mean daylong total Area Under the Curve (tAUC) of glycemia, measured by CGMS, following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the studyfrom 0 minutes to 360 minutes postprandial during the CGMS record periods starting on visit 1, visit 3 and visit 5 (before, after 3 and 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)The tAUC will be calculated using the trapezoid rule
Diabetes follow-up markers : HbA1cIn fasting state, during visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)HbA1c concentration
Diabetes follow-up markers : Fructosamine concentrationIn fasting state, during visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Fructosamine concentration
Diabetes follow-up markers : Glycated Albumin concentrationIn fasting state, during visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Glycated albumin concentration
Anthropometry parametersIn fasting state, during visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Height
Antropometry parameters : body weightIn fasting state, during visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)body weight
Anthropometric parameters : waist circumferenceIn fasting state, during visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)waist circumference
Athropometric parameters : hip circumferenceIn fasting state, during visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)hip circumference
Body composition parameters characterisation : total body waterIn fasting state, during visit 2 and visit 6 (before and after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Total body water measured by bioimpedancemetry
Body composition parameters characterisation : body fatIn fasting state, during visit 2 and visit 6 (before and after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Body fat measured by bioimpedancemetry
Body composition parameters characterisation : lean massIn fasting state, during visit 2 and visit 6 (before and after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Lean mass measured by bioimpedancemetry
Resting energy metabolism profile : Resting Metabolism RateIn fasting state, during visit 2 and visit 6 (before and after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Resting Metabolism Rate (RMR) measured by indirect calorimetry
Exhaled gases - DihydrogenMeasured at time 0, 60, 120, 180, 240 minutes of breath test during visit 1 and visit 5 ((before and after 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Dihydrogen measured during breath test
Exhaled gases - MethaneMeasured at time 0, 60, 120, 180, 240 minutes of breath test during visit 1 and visit 5 (before and after 7 weeks of nutritional intervention)Methane measured during breath test
Exhaled gases : Volatile Organic CompoundsMeasured at time T-30 minutes of breath test during visit 2 and visit 6 (before and after 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Volatile Organic Compounds
Gut microbiota compositionMeasured on samples collected at visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Whole genome shotgun sequencing
Microbiota activity : short chain fatty acidsMeasured on samples collected at visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Short chain fatty acids measured in fecal samples
Microbiota functionlityMeasured on samples collected at visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)Bacterial enzymes measured in feces
Inflammatory impacts after a standard challenge test (FlexMeal) during the first metabolic day : IL18 iAUC5 hours post challenge test during visit 2 (before starting nutritional intervention)iAUC of Interleukin-18 (IL-18)
Level of physical activity characterisation following the intake of a diet either high or low in SDS during the time course of the study : IPAQEvaluated at the arrival in the laboratory during visit 2, visit 4 and visit 6 (before and after 4 and 8 weeks of nutritional intervention)International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTJulie-Anne Nazare, PhD
julie-anne.nazare@univ-lyon1.fr+33 4 78 86 29 81
CONTACTAlexandra Meynier, PhD
alexandra.meynier@mdlz.com+33 1 83 11 45 68
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAnne-Laure Castell, MD

Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026