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CompletedNCT05041179Updated Oct 22, 2024

Bioavailability of PRUVIN® and Its Effects in Healthy Subjects (INDIGO)

An interventional study of Pruvin R and Isomaltulose in Oxidative Stress, sponsored by Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN). Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-22.

Sponsored by Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2019, registered Sep 2021).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
128
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

To evaluate the effect of different doses of PRUVIN® (N-acetylcysteine [NAC] and glycine) on reduced glutathione levels in healthy elderly subjects

Read the detailed description

This is a single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled 4-arm study-design, to assess the safety, tolerability and effect of PRUVIN® on reduced glutathione levels in healthy elderly (age 60-85 years) subjects.

In addition, baseline values of glutathione precursors, glutathione, and plasma markers of oxidative stress in a healthy young cohort (non-interventional) will be compared with those of the healthy elderly cohort (interventional).

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Conditions studied

  • Oxidative Stress

Keywords

  • Glutathione
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In context

Lead sponsor

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN) is the lead sponsor of 314 studies on the registry; 16 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Non-interventional cohort:

Inclusion criteria:

  1. 20-40 years, both inclusive
  2. male and female
  3. Considered generally healthy upon completion of medical history and screening safety assessments, as judged by the Investigator.
  4. BMI >18.5 and \<30.0 kg/m2
  5. HbA1c \<5.7 %
  6. Informed consent as documented by signature

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Receipt of any medicinal product or nutritional product in clinical development within 30 days before enrollment in this trial.
  2. Any history or presence of clinically relevant comorbidity, as judged by the Investigator.
  3. Signs of acute illness as judged by the Investigator.
  4. Any serious systemic infectious disease during four weeks prior enrollment in this trial
  5. Clinically significant abnormal screening laboratory tests, as judged by the Investigator.
  6. AST and/or ALT > 2 times the upper limit of normal.
  7. Elevated serum creatinine values above the upper limit of normal.
  8. Systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg or >139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \< 50 mmHg or >89 mmHg (excluding white-coat hypertension; therefore, a repeat test showing results within range will be acceptable).
  9. Heart rate at rest outside the range of 50-90 beats per minute.
  10. Clinically significant abnormal standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) after 5 minutes resting in supine position at screening, as judged by the Investigator.
  11. Significant history of alcoholism or drug abuse as judged by the Investigator consuming more than 24 grams alcohol/day (for males), 12 grams alcohol/day (for females) on average.
  12. Smoking or use of nicotine substitute products.
  13. Any medication (prescription and non-prescription drugs) within 14 days before screening.
  14. Blood donation or blood loss of more than 500 mL within the last 3 months prior to screening.
  15. Mental incapacity, unwillingness or language barriers precluding adequate understanding or co-operation.
  16. If female, pregnant or breast-feeding.
  17. Consumption of high protein supplements within 60 days of screening and during the study.
  18. Consumption of any antioxidant, vitamins, and herbals (see chapter 12.2) supplements within 2 weeks prior to screening and during the study.

Interventional Cohort:

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 60-85 years, both inclusive
  2. male and female
  3. Sedentary, less than 1h of strenuous physical exercise per week
  4. BMI of 25.0 to 35.0 kg/m2, both inclusive
  5. HbA1c\<6.5 %
  6. Informed consent as documented by signature

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to any component of the trial products.
  2. Receipt of any medicinal product or nutritional product in clinical development within 30 days before randomisation in this trial.
  3. History of multiple and/or severe allergies to drugs or foods or a history of severe anaphylactic reaction.
  4. Any history or presence of clinically relevant comorbidity, as judged by the Investigator.
  5. Signs of acute illness as judged by the Investigator.
  6. Any serious systemic infectious disease during four weeks prior to first intake of the trial product, as judged by the Investigator.
  7. Clinically significant abnormal screening laboratory tests, as judged by the Investigator.
  8. AST and/or ALT > 2 times the upper limit of normal.
  9. Elevated serum creatinine values above the upper limit of normal.
  10. Systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg or >139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \< 50 mmHg or >89 mmHg (excluding white-coat hypertension; therefore, a repeat test showing results within range will be acceptable).
  11. Heart rate at rest outside the range of 50-90 beats per minute.
  12. Clinically significant abnormal standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) after 5 minutes resting in supine position at screening, as judged by the Investigator.
  13. Significant history of alcoholism or drug abuse as judged by the Investigator consuming more than 24 grams alcohol/day (for males), 12 grams alcohol/day (for females) on average.
  14. Smoking more than 5 cigarettes or the equivalent per day.
  15. Inability or unwillingness to refrain from smoking and use of nicotine substitute products 3 days prior and during the intervention.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
128 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    7.2 g of actives (3.6 g NAC and 3.6 g glycine) per day split in two doses (arm A)

    * First dose (1.8 g NAC and 1.8 g glycine) consumed in the morning * Second dose (1.8 g NAC and 1.8 g glycine) taken in the evening

    Dietary Supplement: Pruvin R

  • Active comparator
    4.8 g of actives (2.4 g NAC and 2.4 g glycine) per day split in two doses (arm B)

    * First dose (1.2 g NAC and 1.2 g glycine, +1.2 g placebo) consumed in the morning * Second dose (1.2 g NAC and 1.2 g glycine, +1.2 g placebo) taken in the evening

    Dietary Supplement: Pruvin R

  • Active comparator
    2.4 g of actives (1.2 g NAC and 1.2 g glycine) per day split in two doses (arm C)

    * First dose (0.6 g NAC and 0.6 g glycine, +2.4 g placebo) consumed in the morning * Second dose (0.6 g NAC and 0.6 g glycine, +2.4 g placebo) taken in the evening

    Dietary Supplement: Pruvin R

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo control (7.2 g isomaltulose)(arm D)

    * First dose (3.6 g isomaltulose) consumed in the morning * Second dose (3.6 g isomaltulose) taken in the evening

    Other: Isomaltulose

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementPruvin R

    Combination of N-acetylcysteine an glycine

  • OtherIsomaltulose

    Placebo as comparator to intervention

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Total reduced glutathione

    Total reduced glutathione (GSH-T) in whole-blood normalized to hematocrit

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Free reduced glutathione

    Free reduced glutathione (GSH-F), free reduced glutathione to oxidized glutathione disulfide ratio (GSH-F:GSSG)

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  2. Hematocrit

    Whole-blood concentrations of glycine and cysteine normalized to hematocrit

    Time frame: 2 weeks

  3. Lipid oxidation

    Lipid oxidation derived from indirect calorimetry

    Time frame: 2 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH
    Neuss, 41460, Germany
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References and documents

Publications

  • Lizzo G, Migliavacca E, Lamers D, Frezal A, Corthesy J, Vinyes-Pares G, Bosco N, Karagounis LG, Hovelmann U, Heise T, von Eynatten M, Gut P. A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in Healthy Older Adults to Determine Efficacy of Glycine and N-Acetylcysteine Supplementation on Glutathione Redox Status and Oxidative Damage. Front Aging. 2022 Mar 7;3:852569. doi: 10.3389/fragi.2022.852569. eCollection 2022. PubMed 35821844 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 22, 2024, 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
NCT05041179
Lead sponsor
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 10, 2021
Start date
Apr 1, 2019
Primary completion
Apr 1, 2020
Completion
May 1, 2020
Last update
Oct 22, 2024

Study contacts

Ulrike Hövelmann, MD
principal investigator · Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH

Oversight

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