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CompletedNCT01866215FruEx2Updated Jun 4, 2014

Effects of Exercise on Fructose Metabolism

An interventional study of exercise and fructose in Healthy Subjects, sponsored by University of Lausanne. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-06-04.

Sponsored by University of Lausanne · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

A high fructose diet increases fasting and post-prandial triglyceride (TG) concentrations in sedentary healthy human subjects.These effects may be secondary to fructose-induced hepatic de novo lipogenesis. Recent evidence indicate that exercise can prevent fructose induced dyslipidemia.This study will evaluate

  1. how exercise effects the metabolic fate of oral fructose 1a) when exercise is performed before fructose ingestion 1b) when exercise is performed after fructose ingestion Metabolic effects of exercise will be assessed in healthy male subjects by measuring fructose oxidation (13CO2 production), fructose conversion into glucose (13C glucose concentrations in blood) and hepatic fructose conversion into lipid (13C palmitate-very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) concentrations in blood) after ingestion of 13C-labelled fructose meals
  2. how fructose and protein modulate muscle glycogen and intramyocellular lipid repletion after exercise Healthy male subjects will be fed various fructose, glucose, lipid and whey protein meals after a glycogen/intramyocellular lipid depleting exercise. The effects of meals' composition will be assessed after 24 hours by measuring intramyocellular lipids and glycogen using proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Subjects

Keywords

  • gluconeogenesis
  • de novo lipogenesis
  • intramyocellular lipids
  • muscle glycogen
  • fructose
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of Lausanne is the lead sponsor of 54 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • males
  • 18-40 years old
  • 19 kg/m2>BMI>25kg/m2
  • moderate to high usual physical activity
  • non-smokers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • family history of diabetes mellitus
  • ECG anomaly
  • any medication
  • participation to blood spending or other clinical study in the 3 months before the beginning of this study
  • consumption of drugs
  • consumption of more than 50g alcool/week
  • family history of food intolerance
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Study1a

    exercice performed 90 min before 13C fructose meal ingestion

    Other: exercise

  • Experimental
    study 1b

    exercise performed 90 min after 13C fructose meal ingestion

    Other: exercise

  • No intervention
    study 1c

    no exercise

  • Experimental
    study 2a

    meals containing fructose, cream and whey proteins over 24 hours after a glycogen/intramyocellular lipid depleting exercise

    Dietary Supplement: fructose

  • Active comparator
    study 2b

    meals containing glucose, cream and whey proteins over 24 hours after a glycogen/intramyocellular lipid depleting exercise

    Dietary Supplement: glucose

Interventions

  • Otherexercise

    cycling at 100W during 60 min

  • Dietary supplementfructose

    isocaloric nutrition with fructose, cream and whey protein during the 24 hour following a glycogen/intramyocellular lipid depleting exercise

  • Dietary supplementglucose

    isocaloric nutrition with glucose, cream and whey protein during the 24 hour following a glycogen/intramyocellular lipid depleting exercise

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma triglyceride

    measurement of total and VLDL-TG concentrations in study 1

    Time frame: measurements in fasting conditions and every hour from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm (up to 9 hours)

  2. intramyocellular lipids

    Measurement by 1H-MRS in muscle vastus lateralis in study 2

    Time frame: after glycogen/intramyocellular lipid depleting exercise and after 24 hour controlled feeding post exercise

  3. Fructose conversion into lipids

    Estimated from 13C palmitate-VLDL concentration

    Time frame: measured from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in study 1 (up to 9 hours)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Fructose conversion into glucose

    measurements obtained from plasma 13C glucose concentrations and whole body glucose production measured by 6,6 d2 glucose in study 1)

    Time frame: measured between 7:00 am and 4:oo pm (up to 9 hours)

  2. intramyocellular glycogen concentrations

    Measured by 1H-MRS in muscle vastus lateralis in study 2

    Time frame: after glycogen/intramyocellular lipid depleting exercise and after 24 hour controlled feeding post exercise

  3. fructose oxidation

    Calculated from breath 13CO2 production

    Time frame: measured from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in study 1 (up to 9 hours)

  4. exogenous lipid oxidation

    Lipids ingested will be labeled with 13C-triolein, and exogenous lipid oxidation will be measured from breath 13CO2 production

    Time frame: measured from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in study 2 (up to 9 hours)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
    Lausanne, Vaud CH-1011, Switzerland
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References and documents

Publications

  • Rosset R, Lecoultre V, Egli L, Cros J, Dokumaci AS, Zwygart K, Boesch C, Kreis R, Schneiter P, Tappy L. Postexercise repletion of muscle energy stores with fructose or glucose in mixed meals. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Mar;105(3):609-617. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.138214. Epub 2017 Jan 18. PubMed 28100512 ↗
  • Egli L, Lecoultre V, Cros J, Rosset R, Marques AS, Schneiter P, Hodson L, Gabert L, Laville M, Tappy L. Exercise performed immediately after fructose ingestion enhances fructose oxidation and suppresses fructose storage. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb;103(2):348-55. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.116988. Epub 2015 Dec 23. PubMed 26702120 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 4, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01866215
Lead sponsor
University of Lausanne
Collaborators
University of Bern, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Responsible party
Luc Tappy, MD (Professor of Physiology, University of Lausanne) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 31, 2013
Start date
May 2013
Primary completion
Jan 2014
Completion
Jan 2014
Last update
Jun 4, 2014

Study contacts

Luc Tappy, MD
principal investigator · University of Lausanne

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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