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CompletedNCT03656367DAIRYMATUpdated Nov 1, 2021

Designing Biofunctional Dairy Foods: Matrix Structure of Dairy Products in Relation to Lipaemia

An interventional study of Cheddar cheese and Blended and homogenized cheddar cheese in Lipaemia, sponsored by Anne Birgitte Raben. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-11-01.

Sponsored by Anne Birgitte Raben · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The overall aim of this study is to investigate how dairy products with different structures and textures affect lipid absorption kinetics in the acute postprandial period via blood lipid biochemistry.

The study will be conducted as a randomized acute cross-over meal study. Apparently healthy men will be recruited in the study. They will on 4 test days consume the 4 dairy products and blood will be drawn the following 8 hours.

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The overall aim of this study is to investigate how dairy products with similar nutrient content but different structures and textures affect lipid absorption kinetics in the acute postprandial period via blood lipid biochemistry, as well as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS)-based metabolomics.

The study will be conducted as a randomized acute cross-over meal study. On four different test days (with a minimum of 2 weeks washout period) four dairy products with similar nutrient composition but different structures or textures will be tested. During each meal test a single dairy product (+ bread and water) is served and postprandial blood samples are collected the following 8 hours. Subjective appetite measurements (VAS) are filled in during the 8-hour period and an ad libitum meal is served in the end of the day.

25 apparently healthy men (weight stable, 18-40 years, 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) will be recruited.

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Conditions studied

  • Lipaemia

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Keywords

  • glycaemia
  • insulinemia
  • lipaemia
  • appetite
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In context

Hyperlipidemias

821 studies on the registry are indexed under Hyperlipidemias; 105 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 25 is below the median of 87 across 691 interventional studies indexed under Hyperlipidemias.

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Lead sponsor

Anne Birgitte Raben is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Apparently healthy men
  • 18-40 years of age
  • Body mass index (BMI): 18.5-24.9 kg/m\^2
  • Non-smoker
  • Haemoglobin concentration ≥8.4 mmol/L

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Dislike for dairy products such as milk, cheese and yoghurt
  • Weight change >3 kg 2 months prior to study
  • Any other blood donation \< 3 month prior to study and during study, than the blood donation that is included in this study
  • Intensive physical training (>10 hours of per week)
  • Self-reported eating disorders or irregular eating schedules (e.g. skipping breakfast) and uncommon diets (vegetarians, vegans etc.)
  • Alcohol intake above the recommendation from the Danish Health and Medicines Authority (>21 units of alcohol per week)
  • Night- or shift work
  • Food intolerance and allergies related to test products e.g. lactose and gluten
  • Dietary supplements, if not taken on a regular basis
  • Currently use, or use within previously 3 months of prescription medication, except non-prescription primary analgetica (NSAID and paracetamol) to relieve e.g. head ache and stomach pain, and glucocorticoider for topical use e.g. in ointment and creams.
  • Chronic diseases e.g. cancer within the past 5 years (except adequately-treated localized basal cell skin cancer), asthma, back pain, thyroid disease, heart disease, diabetes, inflammation
  • Disorders: neurological, sleep, diagnosed psychiatric disorder, and gastro intestinal and liver disorders.
  • Surgical treatment of obesity and abdominal surgery
  • Inability, physically or mental, to comply with the procedures required by the study protocol as evaluated by the daily study manager, principal investigator or clinical responsible
  • Subject's general condition contraindicates continuing the study as evaluated by the daily study manager, principal investigator or clinical responsible
  • Simultaneous participation in other clinical intervention studies
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
25 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    All subjects

    Cross-over study (all subjects receive all interventions) * Cheddar cheese * Blended and homogenized cheddar cheese * An analog milk * An analog cheese

    Dietary Supplement: Cheddar cheese · Dietary Supplement: Blended and homogenized cheddar cheese · Dietary Supplement: An analog milk · Dietary Supplement: An analog cheese

  • Other
    Healthy subjects only (subgroup)

    If any subjects (against our hypothesis) have indices of metabolic syndrome i.e. raised fasting glucose or TG concentration, secondary analyses will be conducted to assess results without these subjects. All subjects receive all interventions) * Cheddar cheese * Blended and homogenized cheddar cheese * An analog milk * An analog cheese

    Dietary Supplement: Cheddar cheese · Dietary Supplement: Blended and homogenized cheddar cheese · Dietary Supplement: An analog milk · Dietary Supplement: An analog cheese

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementCheddar cheese

    The reference product is a commercial matured cheddar cheese

  • Dietary supplementBlended and homogenized cheddar cheese

    A blended and homogenized cheddar cheese (a spread) which, compared to the reference, has a minimal protein network and has smaller fat droplet

  • Dietary supplementAn analog milk

    An anolog milk (i.e. milk with a cheese-like nutritional composition) which, compared to the reference, does not contain a protein network

  • Dietary supplementAn analog cheese

    This analog cheese (a gel/yoghurt) is produced from the analog milk which, compared to the reference, has a protein network, however it is a network that differs from the reference

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Triglyceride

    The sample size is calculated on this endpoint. Fasting and postprandial concentrations of triglycerides (mmol/L) are measured after intake of a test meal.

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  2. Apolipoprotein B48

    Co-primary endpoint. Fasting and postprandial concentrations of apolipoprotein B48 are measured after intake of a test meal.

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cholesterol (total, LDL and HDL cholesterol)

    Fasting and postprandial concentrations of cholesterol (mmol/L) are measured after intake of a test meal.

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  2. Free Fatty Acid (FFA)

    Fasting and postprandial concentrations of FFA (umol/L) are measured after intake of a test meal.

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  3. Insulin

    Fasting and postprandial concentrations of insulin (pmol/L) are measured after intake of a test meal.

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  4. Glucose

    Fasting and postprandial concentrations of glucose (mmol/L) are measured after intake of a test meal.

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  5. Apolipoproteins

    Fasting and postprandial concentrations of apolipoproteins (e.g. B100) are measured after intake of a test meal.

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

Other outcomes

  1. Paracetamol

    Gastric emptying rate is evaluated by paracetamol (measured as fasting and postprandial concentrations after intake of a test meal).

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  2. Metabolomics

    Detailed absorption kinetics will be evaluated by NMR-based metabolomics

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  3. Subjective appetite sensation

    Subjective appetite sensation (e.g. hunger, satiety, thirst) will be evaluated by visual analogue scales (VAS). The VAS is a line (100 mm in length) with words anchored at each end, expressing the most positive and the most negative rating of the subject's sensations. For example, Q: "How hungry do you feel now?", rating: "not at all" (=0 mm) and "extremely" (=100 mm)

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  4. Acute energy intake

    Acute energy intake is evaluated by energy intake of an ad libitum meal that is served after the 8-hour test meal period

    Time frame: 8 hours after test meal

  5. Appetite hormones

    Fasting and postprandial concentrations of appetite hormones (e.g. GLP-1) may be measured after intake of a test meal.

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

  6. detailed metabolomics

    Detailed absorption kinetics will be evaluated by LCMS-based metabolomics

    Time frame: 0-8 hour

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
    Frederiksberg, 1958, Denmark
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kjolbaek L, Schmidt JM, Rouy E, Jensen KJ, Astrup A, Bertram HC, Hammershoj M, Raben A. Matrix structure of dairy products results in different postprandial lipid responses: a randomized crossover trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Nov 8;114(5):1729-1742. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab220. PubMed 34477812 ↗
  • Thogersen R, Lindahl IEI, Khakimov B, Kjolbaek L, Juhl Jensen K, Astrup A, Hammershoj M, Raben A, Bertram HC. Progression of Postprandial Blood Plasma Phospholipids Following Acute Intake of Different Dairy Matrices: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Metabolites. 2021 Jul 14;11(7):454. doi: 10.3390/metabo11070454. PubMed 34357348 ↗
  • Schmidt JM, Kjolbaek L, Jensen KJ, Rouy E, Bertram HC, Larsen T, Raben A, Astrup A, Hammershoj M. Influence of type of dairy matrix micro- and macrostructure on in vitro lipid digestion. Food Funct. 2020 Jun 24;11(6):4960-4972. doi: 10.1039/d0fo00785d. PubMed 32500911 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 1, 2021, 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
NCT03656367
Lead sponsor
Anne Birgitte Raben
Collaborators
University of Aarhus, Arla Foods
Responsible party
Anne Birgitte Raben (professor, University of Copenhagen) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Sep 4, 2018
Start date
Sep 10, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 21, 2019
Completion
Mar 21, 2019
Last update
Nov 1, 2021

Study contacts

Anne B Raben, prof
principal investigator · University of Copenhagen

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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