NCT06687122Recruiting
Egg Intake, Metabolic Outcomes and Choline Levels
Additional Daily Intake of Eggs for Improving Metabolic Outcomes and Choline Levels in Individuals With Obesity: Phase I Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of additional daily egg intake on metabolic phenotypes and metabolism in the context of obesity.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 10 Nov 2024
- Start date
- 24 Jan 2025
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Guelph
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06687122
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 20
- From 24 Jan 2025 to the primary completion date, Dec 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Smokers, users of recreational drugs
Age
- Age \< 30 or \> 65 years
Other
- BMI \< 30 kg/m2
- Vegans or individuals who do not consume eggs
- Individuals who are currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study; or are currently breastfeeding
- Individuals taking antibiotics or natural health products including prebiotics or probiotics
Who the study is looking for
- Male or female participant of any race or ethnicity between 30-65 (inclusive) years of age
- BMI \> 30 kg/m2
- Non-smoker
- Willing to consume 3 eggs per day for one dietary period of 4 weeks
- Willing to avoid eggs during the rest of the study except for eggs that are provided
- Willing to follow the study protocol including maintaining usual lifestyle during the entire study
Age in the registry: 30 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Center of the Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - ULaval Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Québec | Canada | Recruiting |
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