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NCT05927038
Coffee Consumption, the Gut Microbiome, and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
NA trial testing Caffeinated coffee in Healthy in 31 participants. Completed in 18 January 2023.
18 January 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University College Cork |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | triple |
| Primary purpose | basic science |
| Enrollment | 31 |
| Start date | 21 September 2021 |
| Primary completion | 18 January 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 18 January 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Ireland |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Caffeinated coffee
- Decaffeinated coffee
Conditions studied
- Healthy — all drugs for Healthy →
Sponsor
University College Cork
Who can join
Adults 30 to 50, any sex, with Healthy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of coffee to act as a prebiotic to alter gut microbiota and improve mood, memory and cognitive performance.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Restoring Gut-brain Function by Medicinal Herbs Offering Neuroprotection through Suppressing Inflammatory Pathways: A Systematic Review.
Abbaszadeh F, Fakhri S, Varnamkhasti BS, Moradi SZ, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40457973 · DOI 10.2174/011570159x353541250128101649 -
Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition.
Boscaini S, Bastiaanssen TFS, Moloney GM, Bergamo F, et al · · 2026 · PMID 42014402 · DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-71264-8
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Verify against primary sources
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- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05927038 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University College Cork
- Last refreshed: 3 July 2023
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