NCT06724692Completed
Acute Effects of Ultra-processed Versus Unprocessed Foods on Glucocorticoid Secretion in Healthy Individuals
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The investigators aim to understand whether the acute cortisol response to food differs between differently processed foods. In this monocentric, randomized, cross-over, open-label study, 20 healthy volunteers will receive two differently processed meals of similar caloric content and composition. The study will primarily focus on changes in blood cortisol levels, but other metabolic parameters will also be compared.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- First submitted
- 27 Sept 2024
- Start date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Primary completion date
- 4 Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Eleonora Seelig
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06724692
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 20
- From 30 Oct 2024 to the primary completion date, 4 Jul 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Previous enrollment in a clinical trial within the past two months
- Intake of any steroid-containing drugs, including topical steroids and inhalers, within four weeks of the study initiation
Other illness
- Severe acute or chronic disease
- Severe food allergy
Other
- Lactose intolerance
- Casual smoking (more than six cigarettes per day)
- Frequent, heavy alcohol consumption (more than 30g/day)
- Frequent, heavy caffeine consumption (more than 4 caffeinated drinks/day)
- Regular physical exercise (more than 4hrs per week)
- Shift work
- Contradictions to undergo the investigated intervention
- Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
Who the study is looking for
- Males aged 18 to 40 years
- BMI 18.5-29.9 kg/m2
Age in the registry: 18 years to 40 years · Sex: Male · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Basel Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Basel | Switzerland | Unknown status |
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