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Fiber Soda on Postprandial Risk Factors

Ball State University · NCT07882264

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–50 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
20
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
May 1, 2026
Record last updated
October 20, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

We are examining whether consuming a fiber-enriched soda (Olipop) before a high-fat meal leads to a more favorable cardiometabolic response than when consuming a control beverage before the same high-fat meal.

Being studied: Prebiotic soda followed by high-fat meal; Control beverage followed by high-fat meal

Conditions: Healthy Participants

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • You are 18-50 years old
  • BMI is between 18.5-35.0 kg/m2 - this BMI requirement is due to our research aims.
  • You are not pregnant or expecting to become pregnant (females only).
  • You are not postmenopausal (females only).
  • You have not been diagnosed with a cardiometabolic condition (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes)
  • You have not been diagnosed with a chronic inflammatory condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease).
  • You do not regularly take anti-inflammatory drugs (more than 2x week) or are able to temporarily suspend use of anti-inflammatory drugs.
  • You do not use lipid-lowering drugs (e.g., statins), glucose-lowering drugs (e.g., metformin) tobacco products, or any illicit drugs.
  • You do not have a pacemaker.
  • You do not have dietary restrictions prohibiting you from eating the provided meal (e.g., food allergies/intolerance to beef or sweet potato).
  • You have not used antibiotics or probiotics in the last month (probiotic containing foods like yogurt are allowed).
  • You do not use weight-loss medications (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy)
  • You have not had any surgery that alters the stomach/gastrointestinal tract (e.g., gastric sleeve, gastric bypass).

Exclusion Criteria

  • You are not 18-50 years old.
  • Your BMI is \<18.5 or > 35.0 kg/m2 - this BMI requirement is due to our research aims
  • You are pregnant or expecting to become pregnant (females only).
  • You are postmenopausal (females only).
  • You have been diagnosed with a cardiometabolic condition (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes)
  • You have been diagnosed with a chronic inflammatory condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease).
  • You regularly take anti-inflammatory drugs (more than 2x week) or are unable to temporarily suspend use of anti-inflammatory drugs.
  • You use lipid-lowering drugs (e.g., statins), glucose-lowering drugs (e.g., metformin) tobacco products, or any illicit drugs
  • You have a pacemaker.
  • You do have dietary restrictions prohibiting you from eating the provided meal (e.g., food allergies/intolerance to beef or sweet potato).
  • You have used antibiotics or probiotics in the last month.
  • You use weight-loss medications (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy).
  • You have had a surgery that alters the stomach/gastrointestinal tract (e.g., gastric sleeve, gastric bypass).

Recruiting US locations

  • Health Professions Building, Ball State University

    Muncie, IN 47306

    Site contact: Bryant Keirns, PhD · 765-285-8356 · bryant.keirns@bsu.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Bryant Keirns, Principal Investigator · 765-285-8356 · bryant.keirns@bsu.edu
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