This study is expected to involve 60 volunteers who will be recruited by IMDEA-Alimentación and randomly assigned between a study group (which will consume the fermented drink) and a control group, which will consume a drink with similar characteristics, but without the presence of bioactive components.
At the beginning of the trial, you will have an interview (screening visit) with a dietician-nutritionist who will explain the entire procedure to you and answer any questions you may have about it. If it is confirmed that you meet the criteria to participate in the study, after your assent and informed consent have been obtained, you will be able to do so. At the first visit, you will be assigned a code by a random method (computerized) and neither you nor the researcher will know whether you are receiving the enriched product or the traditional one that will be used as a control.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
During Visit 1 (week 0), a fasting blood test must be performed at the IMDEA Alimentación facilities to obtain different markers: blood lipids, blood glucose, etc. Approximately 20 mL will be extracted (for comparison, keep in mind that a donation requires 450 mL). The blood sample will be extracted by qualified nursing staff from the UNILABS Laboratory. The blood tests based on the security and privacy requirements for handling samples will be carried out by the same laboratory. You will also be asked to provide the stool sample that you must have collected at home prior to attending that visit with the material provided at the screening visit (V0) and at the intermediate visit (V2).
Imdea Food
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Relative abundance of the gut microbial species
Analyze the variations in the relative abundance of the microbial species present, including taxonomic identification, diversity analysis, and phylogenetic composition.
Time frame: 6 weeks
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