Revealing Microbiome Association With (Plant-based) Diet in Freshman
ConditionHealthy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-25
SponsorUniversity of Kiel
About this trial
Aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a vegan vs. vegetarian dietary pattern compared to an omnivore diet on body weight, saliva and stool microbiome profiles, as well as saliva, urine and plasma metabolome profile changes in freshmen after the first year at university/college.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
freshman
following a vegan / vegetarian / omnivore dietary pattern for at least 3 months
own a smartphone (including internet access and camera)
Disqualifiers
regular use of medication (excluding oral contraceptiva)
use of antibiotics in the last 6 weeks
chronic disease, especially gut diseases
following a vegan / vegetarian / omnivore dietary pattern for less then 3 months
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- cross-sectional observation
- cross-sectional follow-up observation
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov