NCT06853288Recruiting
Effects of Ultra Processed Food on Intestinal Energy Harvest
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Ultra processed food is everywhere in modern society and may contain multiple ingredients that affect the way participants' bodies store energy. Some studies have shown that eating a diet high in ultra processed foods leads to weight gain, but these foods have not been studied enough to understand why. Recently, the gut microbiome has become a potential way to measure energy balance in the human body; this is done by measuring how many calories are in the stool. The investigators propose to test a very high ultra-processed food diet where 80% of calories are coming from ultra processed food and a low ultra processed food diet where 20% of the calories are coming from ultra processed food. This study will compare stool sample energy content of the two diets.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 25 Feb 2025
- Start date
- 30 Mar 2025
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Columbia University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06853288
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 20
- From 30 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, Dec 2027
- 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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Other illness
- history of or planned bariatric surgery
- history of anti obesity medications
Other
- pregnancy
Who the study is looking for
- BMI 30-40kg/m2
- weight stable
- able to download app and willing to use it for duration of study
- does own grocery shopping
- otherwise healthy
Age in the registry: 25 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University Irving Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Recruiting |
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