Clinical Effects of Soluble Dietary Fiber Supplementation

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of pectin, a kind of soluble dietary fiber, on colonic transit time, clinical symptoms and the gut microbiota in adults with slow-transit constipation.

Clinical Trial Description

Patients were randomized to receive either pectin or placebo. Treatment consisted of 4 weeks supplementation with pectin (fiber group) or placebo. We evaluated the colonic transit time, constipation symptoms and fecal bacterial population in two groups. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT02194972
Study type	Interventional
Source	Nanjing PLA General Hospital
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Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 3
Start date	May 2009
Completion date	October 2012

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