Milk Polar Lipids Consumption, Lipid Metabolism, and Inflammation in Menopausal Women (VALOBAB-C)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02099032 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 28, 2014
Last Update Posted : September 21, 2016
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Polar lipids have a specific chemical structure: they are an essential component of human cell membranes, play a major role in the nervous system and also influence the metabolic pathways including the cholesterol metabolism.
Polar lipids are used in food-processing industry for their emulsification properties. The most famous emulsifier is soya lecithin but milk also naturally contains natural emulsifiers such as polar lipids.
The purpose of this research is to study plasma cholesterol variation after daily intake of milk polar lipids-fortified cheese products. The volunteers will have to consume 100 g of cheese product during four weeks instead of their usual cheese products.
It is a bi-centric study with a centre in LYON (Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes) and CLERMONT-FERRAND (Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne).
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cardiometabolic Risk | Other: 3g milk polar lipid fortified cheese consumption Other: 5g milk polar lipid fortified cheese consumption Other: Unfortified cheese product consumption | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 59 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Basic Science |
Official Title: | Influence of Milk Polar Lipids Intake on Lipid Metabolism, Body Composition, Inflammation and Intestinal Microbiota in Menopausal Women |
Study Start Date : | March 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2016 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 3g milk polar lipid fortified cheese product
Women will have to consume daily 100g of a cheese product instead of usual cheese products during four weeks.
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Other: 3g milk polar lipid fortified cheese consumption
Women will have to consume daily 100g of a 3g milk polar lipid fortified cheese product instead of usual cheese products during four weeks. |
Experimental: 5 g milk polar lipid fortified cheese product
Women will have to consume daily 100g of a cheese product instead of usual cheese products during four weeks.
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Other: 5g milk polar lipid fortified cheese consumption
Women will have to consume daily 100g of a 5 g milk polar lipid fortified cheese product instead of usual cheese products during four weeks. |
Placebo Comparator: Unfortified cheese product
Women will have to consume daily 100g of a cheese product instead of usual cheese products during four weeks
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Other: Unfortified cheese product consumption
Women will have to consume daily 100g of a unfortified cheese product instead of usual cheese products during four weeks |
- Total plasma cholesterol [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 28 ]Total plasma cholesterol will be measured fasting before and after the four weeks of cheese product intake.
- Plasma lipids [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 28 ]Plasma lipids will be measured before and after the four weeks of cheese product intake. Fasting and postprandial measurements over 8 hours depending on parameters (time 60-120-180-240-270-300-360-420-480 minutes)
- Plasma glucose and insulin [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 28 ]Plasma glucose and insulin will be measured before and after the four weeks of cheese product intake. Fasting and postprandial measurements over 8 hours.
- Inflammatory markers [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 28 ]Inflammatory markers will be measured before and after the four weeks of cheese product intake. Fasting and postprandial measurements over 8 hours depending on parameters
- Body composition measurement with bioimpedancemetry [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 28 ]Body composition will be measured fasting before and after the four weeks of cheese product intake.
- Energy expenditure and substrate oxidation with indirect calorimetry [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 28 ]Energy metabolism will be measured before and after the four weeks of cheese product intake. Fasting and during all the postprandial period (480 minutes)
- Intestinal microbiota with molecular approach [ Time Frame: before and after the four weeks of cheese product intake ]Stools will be collected at home before and after the four weeks of cheese product intake.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 75 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Menopausal women
- Of less than 75 years old- Body Mass Index of 25 to 35 kg/m2
- Waist circumference greater than 80 cm
- Normal (or not clinically significant) glycemic and lipid parameters
Exclusion Criteria:
- Dairy products allergy or intolerance
- Smokers (more than five cigarettes/day)
- HDL cholesterol greater than 1.5 mmol/L
- Medication that could interfere with lipid metabolism or intestinal microbiota (for example, no antibiotics within the 2 months before the study)
- Hormone replacement treatment for menopause

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02099032
France | |
Université d'Auvergne-Laboratoire de Nutrition Humaine | |
Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63001 | |
Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhône-Alpes | |
Pierre-Bénite (Lyon), France |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Hospices Civils de Lyon |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02099032 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2013.821 |
First Posted: | March 28, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 21, 2016 |
Last Verified: | January 2016 |
nutrition milk polar lipids cardiometabolic risk |
Inflammation Pathologic Processes |