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Obesity is classified as a low-grade chronic and systemic inflammatory disease and results from complicated interactions between genes and environmental factors, which leads to many diseases and affects the quality of life. There are growing interests in the effectiveness of probiotics as a supplementation to treat obesity through regulating microbiota host metabolism. Probiotics may influence the interplays among gut, brain, adipose, and liver in a way leading to weight. Since limited studies have been conducted on human subjects, more investigation is needed in this field. Therefore, this study sheds light on the investigation of the anti-obesity effect of probiotic supplementation.
This study expects that the multi-strain probiotic product will induce beneficial changes in gut microbiota including reduction in weight, especially the visceral fat, which leads to reduction in systemic inflammatory state associated with fat accumulation. In order to evaluate the changes, ninety adult Saudi overweight or obese adult will be enrolled in this clinical trial and randomized to receive daily placebo or probiotics "MCP® BCMC® strains" for 12 weeks in a double-blind study. Biochemical markers will be measured through blood samples analyzed. Measurements and samples will be obtained at baseline and by the end of the study, at 12 weeks of treatment.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Placebo arm | Placebo Comparator | The placebo sachets containing only the excipients, i.e., maize starch and maltodextrins, weights 3g. The placebo was indistinguishable in color, smell, and taste from the probiotic formulation. |
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| Probiotic arm | Experimental | Drug being used is Hexbio sachet containing 3g / 90 billion CFU. this drug is a formulation containing six microorganism strains (Lactobacillus acidophilus BCMC®12130, Lactobacillus casei subsp BCMC®12313, Lactobacillus lactis BCMC®12451, Bifidobacterium bifidum BCMC®02290, Bifidobacterium infantis BCMC®02129, and Bifidobacterium longum BCMC®02120). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Probiotic | Drug | The probiotics sachet contains a granular powder with 6 microorganism strains (30 × 109 CFU/gram): Lactobacillus acidophilus BCMC®12130, Lactobacillus casei subsp BCMC®12313, Lactobacillus lactis BCMC®12451, Bifidobacterium bifidum BCMC®02290, Bifidobacterium infantis BCMC®02129, and Bifidobacterium longum BCMC®02120. The drug is consumed orally, two sachets per day, by dissolving the sachet content in a glass of room-temperature water, one before breakfast and one before the last meal, for three months length. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| waist circumference | The primary outcome in this study is the difference in waist circumference between groups. | 3 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Male & female
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Hanan A Alfawaz, Prof | King Saud University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| King Saud University | Riyadh | 4545 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Aug 6, 2021 | Dec 15, 2022 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
| ICF | No | No | Yes | Informed Consent Form | Aug 6, 2021 | Dec 24, 2022 | ICF_001.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009765 | Obesity |
| ID | Term |
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| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019936 | Probiotics |
| ID | Term |
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| D019587 | Dietary Supplements |
| D005502 | Food |
| D000066888 | Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
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The study is a 12-week, a single center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, trial, 90 overweight or first-class obese subjects will be divided equally into two groups, a probiotics group, and a placebo group.
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| Placebo | Dietary Supplement | Placebo: Subjects in the placebo group will receive the placebo consisting of only the carrier of the probiotic product, that is maize starch and maltodextrins. The sachet is consumed orally, two sachets per day, by dissolving the sachet content in a glass of room-temperature water, one before breakfast and one before the last meal, for three months length. |
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| D001835 |
| Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D019602 |
| Food and Beverages |