Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
Change from baseline serum total cholesterol |
Blood will be collected in plain serum tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Primary |
Change from baseline serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol |
Blood will be collected in plain serum tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Primary |
Change from baseline serum total high density lipoprotein cholesterol |
Blood will be collected in plain serum tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Primary |
Change from baseline serum total triglycerides |
Blood will be collected in plain serum tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline of serum glucose |
Blood will be collected in plain serum tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline of serum insulin |
Blood will be collected in plain serum tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in plasma oxidised low density lipoprotein |
Blood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collectionBlood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
For 8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in plasma fructosamine |
Blood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collectionBlood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in plasma glycated albumin |
Blood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collectionBlood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in plasma C-reactive protein |
Blood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collectionBlood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in plasma Interleukin-6 |
Blood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collectionBlood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in plasma Interleukin-1ß |
Blood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collectionBlood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in plasma Tumor necrosis factor-a |
Blood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collectionBlood will be collected in EDTA tubes after an overnight fast, centrifuged and frozen within 2 hours of collection |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in body fat composition percentage |
measured using DEXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) |
8 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in bone mineral density |
measured using DEXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) |
8 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in blood pressure |
Measured using Omron blood pressure monitor after an overnight fast in a seated posture, at rest. Blood pressure measured for a minimum of 3 times and the average of the final 2 readings were taken, ensuring that they were within 10 mmHg of each other. |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in gut microflora composition |
Assessed using gut metagenome and metatranscriptome profiling |
8 weeks measured on days14 and 56 |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in gut microflora function |
Assessed using gut metagenome and metatranscriptome profiling |
8 weeks measured on days14 and 56 |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in Body weight |
Body impedance assessments (BIA) |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change from baseline in segmental % body fat |
Body impedance assessments (BIA) |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Change in body circumference measures |
Using measuring tape |
8 weeks measured every 2 weeks |
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