Effects of Inulin on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Individuals Using Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RA ) Medications for Weight Loss

The Effect of Inulin on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Individuals Using Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RA) Medications for Weight Loss: a Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial

The goal of this double-blind randomized placebo-controlled supplement study is to investigate if the supplement of inulin (prebiotics, 10 grams per day) has beneficial effects on cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese individuals receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) medications for weight loss.

The goal of this double-blind randomized placebo-controlled supplement study is to investigate if the supplement of inulin (prebiotics, 10 grams per day) has beneficial effects on cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese individuals receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) medications. Approximately 600 overweight or obese individuals using GLP-1 RA medications for weight loss will be enrolled. All participants will provide informed consent before randomization. Eligible individuals must be obese or be overweight with at least one body weight-related complications, and have been using GLP-1 RA medications at the time of enrollment for at least 3 months and plan to continue using them in the next 6 months. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to inulin intervention or placebo group. Randomization will be computed within study center, age and sex groups. The intervention will last for 4 months. Questionnaire data and bio-samples will be collected before the start of intervention and at the end of the intervention. The primary outcomes are lipid levels measured in bio-samples. Data on secondary outcomes will be obtained through biomarker measurement and questionnaires.

Inclusion criteria:

• Be overweight or obese (meeting any of the following criteria):

  1. Obesity: BMI >=28 kg/m²;
  2. Overweight (BMI >= 24 kg/m²) with at least one body weight-related comorbidity: obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, prediabetes, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, polycystic ovary syndrome, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

• Must have received GLP-1 RA drugs (Semaglutide, Liraglutide, Benaglutide, Tirzepatide, or Mazdutide) for weight-loss intervention for at least 3 months, and plan to continue using them for the next six months.

• Age 18-64 years.

• Consent to participate and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria:

• Currently using non-GLP-1 RA medications for weight-loss, or have undergone or plan to undergo weight-loss procedures within the next 4 months;
• Long-term user of prebiotics or probiotics (excluding fermented dairy products such as yogurt);
• Be allergic or intolerance to inulin-type substances;
• Have participated in in other clinical trials within the past 3 months or are currently participating in other clinical trials;
• Plan to be pregnant within the next year, are currently pregnant, or are breastfeeding;
• Deemed unsuitable for participation by the investigator's judgment.