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In response to the removal of trans fats from our foods, the food industry now uses interesterified (IE) fats. Randomly interesterified (IE) fats rich in palmitic (Europe) and stearic (North America) acids are the most commonly used IE fats by the food industry. Despite their widespread use, there has been no published research on the acute and chronic cardio-metabolic health effects of the most commonly consumed palmitic and stearic acid rich IE fats. The aim of InterSat is to investigate the postprandial and chronic effects of a diet rich in IE fats on cardiometabolic health.


Clinical Trial Description

Choice of design: A randomised crossover study with two arms, each arm consisting of a 6-week dietary intervention, separated by a 3-week (minimum) washout period. Study population: Healthy adult snackers aged 35-65 years. 48 participants in total, 24 at each centre (see Locations). Locations: Metabolic Research Unit, Franklin-Wilkins Building, Waterloo Campus, King College London. Metabolic Research Unit Maastricht, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht University. Screening Assessment: Prospective participants will be selected based on the defined inclusion and exclusion criteria by the study management team. Recruitment will be done over the phone and via the Internet and emails and prospective participants will be booked in for their initial appointment to acquire baseline measurements. Study duration: A 2-week run-in period, two 6-week dietary interventions, and a 3-week (minimum) washout period. Dietary intervention: The InterSat intervention aims to provide 10% of total daily energy intake in the form of IE fat. These will be consumed in the form of muffins and spreads, designed to replace typically consumed snacks and spreads throughout the day. Energy requirements will be calculated using the Henry equation and physical activity levels (PAL). At the baseline visit, participants will have and anthropometric measures and fasted blood samples taken, and will be assessed for endothelial function via flow mediated dilation (FMD), after which they will be provided with enough muffins and spread for a 2-week period, as well a study booklet (containing instructions and a diary to log muffin and spread consumption). They will receive guidance on how to incorporate the muffins and spread into their diet. Food collection dates will be set, and participants are then free to leave. At the second visit (first snack collection visit), no physical measures are taken, but the empty tubs and muffin cases are collected, and the study booklet is checked by a researcher to ensure the participant is compliant to the intervention. Any issues should be discussed, and guidance given to increase compliance if necessary. Another snack collection visit is booked. At the end of the 6-week intervention, participants will undergo physical and blood sampling as well as FMD, as with the baseline testing day. After a 3-week (minimum) washout period, the same procedures occur for the other arm of the trial. Anthropometry: Weight, height, waist and hip circumference, blood pressure, body fat will be taken using standard procedures, in duplicates by a trained researcher at all face to face appointments. Habitual food intake: Participants will complete the EPIC (European prospective investigation of cancer) food frequency questionnaire at the screening visit. They will also complete three 4-day diet diaries (one at the run-in period and one in each of the dietary intervention periods). Blood samples: Fasting blood samples will be collected from a superficial antecubital vein via venepuncture before and after each dietary intervention. Postprandial blood samples will be taken via cannulation in a subgroup (see Subgroup below) for an 8-hour postprandial test day. Participants will be asked to record and monitor the following information: Amount of muffins and spread consumed (study booklet). Habitual intake (4-day diet diaries). Subgroup: A subset (n = 24) of participants will undergo a postprandial test day at the baseline and 6-week points of each intervention arm. After baseline samples (anthropometrics, blood samples, FMD) are taken, participants will consume a breakfast containing a large bolus of the IE fat they are assigned to. Blood samples will be taken over an 8-hour testing period and FMD will be taken 2 more times. Liver fat will be assessed via MRI imaging (Maastricht only). ;


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NCT number NCT04418102
Study type Interventional
Source King's College London
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date February 1, 2020
Completion date August 25, 2022

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