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NCT04347304

Effects of Flavanol-rich Dark Chocolate Consumption on Metabolic Profiles Among Obese Adults Using Metabolomics Approach

Status unknown NA Last updated 4 April 2022
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Dark chocolate (20 grams) per day providing 508 mg of polyphenols in Obesity in 74 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline
23 March 2022
Primary endpoint
23 June 2022
1 September 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversiti Putra Malaysia
PhaseNA
StatusStatus unknown
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment74
Start date23 March 2022
Primary completion23 June 2022
Estimated completion1 September 2022
Sites1 location across Malaysia

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Universiti Putra Malaysia — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 18 to 45, any sex, with Obesity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Obesity has become a global issue due to its alarming high and increasing prevalence worldwide and the roles it plays in occurrence of many chronic diseases. In addition, obesity is characterized as a state of chronic, low-grade inflammation and is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response, low antioxidant capacity and reduced insulin sensitivity which lead to the generation of inflammation, oxidative stress and insulin resistance. As in Malaysia, study by National Health and Morbidity Survey Malaysia (NHMS) in 2011 and 2015 showed a continuing increase of the problem. In response to the rise of obesity prevalence, various efforts and strategies have been implemented in the past decade to combat this problem. The use of natural products as therapeutic agents in preventing metabolic disease has becoming popular. Cocoa and its products is a largely consumed food in the world. It has a very rich sources of phenolic compound. Several in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that polyphenols, with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity properties, can boost energy expenditure and thermogenesis, lessen oxidative stress and inflammation while supporting weight loss management. Furthermore, the contribution of human studies especially among obese relatively limited. The popularity of chocolate and/or cocoa and its frequent consumption made it the target of many research studies, due to its favourable effects, and to the significant role it may exert on improving the obesity condition. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of flavanol-rich dark chocolate consumption on metabolic profiles of obese adults using metabolomic approach.

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