The randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled multicenter study will be held in parallel groups. During 5 weeks the efficacy of different endpoints as a measure of response to the daily intake of dietary fibers (8 g of either inulin, pectin, beta-glucan or galactooligosaccharides) will be evaluated. Gut microbiota composition, lipids levels, inflammation markers, microbiome metabolites, changes in quality of life and stool parameters will be assessed in order to predict individual response in participants without serious chronic diseases
A randomized double-blinded study will include 270 volunteers without clinical manifestations of chronic diseases. Participants will be randomized into one of five arms daily consuming one of the following: placebo (maltodextrin, 8 g), inulin (8 g), pectin (8 g), beta-glucan (8 g) or oligosaccharides (8 g). The study will include a 5-day screening period and a 5-weeks intervention period. During screening stage, a volunteer will complete a questionnaire, and the following measurements will be performed: blood levels of glycated hemoglobin, creatinine, lipids, C-reactive protein, anthropometric measurements, as well as cardiovascular risk will be assessed. Before and after the intervention blood and stool samples will be collected to conduct the following analyses: an extended lipid spectrum analysis, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, 16S rRNA gut microbiome sequencing, laboratory stool testing, stool fecal short-chain fatty acids analysis. Anthropometric measures, physical examination will be performed for each volunteer. The following questionnaires will be completed: dietary recall questionnaire, SF-36, the Rome Criteria for the Functional gastrointestinal disorders (functional constipation). The assessed scales will include Bristol stool scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
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BANG \& BONSOMER GROUP OY, white powder 5 weeks intervention
Atlas Medical Center
Moscow, Russia
Blood lipids levels
LDL, HDL, TC, TG, apoB, Lp(a)
Time frame: Change from Baseline Blood lipids levels at 5th week
Change in Gut microbiota composition
Relative abundance of bacterial taxa according to 16S rRNA sequencing data
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 5th week
Change in Fecal short-chain fatty acids
Butyrate, propionate and acetate concentrations
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 5th week
Change in High sensitive C-reactive protein
Low-grade inflammation assessment
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 5th week
Change in Stool consistency
The Bristol stool scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 5th week
Change in Stool frequency
Rome criteria questionnaire. The Rome IV criteria for the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome require that patients have had recurrent abdominal pain on average at least 1 day per week during the previous 3 months that is associated with two or more of the following : Related to defecation (may be increased or unchanged by defecation)
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 5th week
Change in Body Composition
Bioelectrical impedance analysis
Time frame: Baseline and 5th week
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Change in Quality of Life: SF-36 questionnaire
According to SF-36 questionnaire The Medical Outcomes Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) It is a self-administered questionnaire comprising 36-items measuring eight dimensions of general HRQOL: physical functioning (10 items), role limitation due to physical health problems (4 items), bodily pain (2 items), general health perceptions (5 items), vitality (4 items), social functioning (2 items), role limitations due to emotional problems (3 items), and general mental health (5 items). In addition to scores for individual dimensions, two summary scores assessing physical and mental dimensions of health and well-being can also be calculated: Physical Component Summary (PCS) score and the Mental Component Summary (MCS) score, respectively
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 5th week
Change in Psychological distress
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Patients anxiety and depression will be assessed using the HADS : Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. Scores of the HADS scale can be defined as: By adding the points of the answers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13: we obtain the "Total A" which corresponds to the measure of the anxiety, then: 7 or less: absence of symptomatology; 8 to 10: doubtful symptomatology; 11 and above: certain symptomatology. By adding the points of the answers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14: we obtain the "Total B" which corresponds to the measure of the depression, then: 7 or less: absence of symptomatology; 8 to 10: doubtful symptomatology; 11 and above: certain symptomatology. The minimal score is 0 and the maximal total score is 42.
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 5th week