Effects of Barley on Glucose Control
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Crossover AssignmentMasking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 40 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
A double-blind, randomized, controlled, cross-over study designed to examine the PPGR to barley ?-glucan will be conducted at the I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A total of 24 healthy volunteers will participate in the trial. Eligible participants who have provided cons...
A double-blind, randomized, controlled, cross-over study designed to examine the PPGR to barley ?-glucan will be conducted at the I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A total of 24 healthy volunteers will participate in the trial. Eligible participants who have provided consent will be asked to attend 5 clinic visits in a fasted state. At each visit hey will be given 1 set of waffles to eat that contains either 0g, 2g, 4g, or 6g of barley ?-glucan, 7 finger pokes to collect capillary blood, 5 questionnaires about their appetite and a questionnaire about the acceptability of the quick bread. Each visit will last approximately 2.5h and be separated by 3-14 days.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02367989
- Collaborators
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Heather Blewett, PhD Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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