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CompletedNCT06063096Updated Oct 2, 2023

Gastrointestinal Tolerance of D-allulose in Children

An interventional study of D-allulose and Placebo in Healthy, sponsored by Tate & Lyle. Completed. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 8 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-02.

Sponsored by Tate & Lyle · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 7 years 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Dec 2015, registered Aug 2023).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
6 Years to 8 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

D-allulose, a low-calorie sugar, provides an attractive alternative to sucrose and added sugars in products. This study aimed to verify the tolerance of d-allulose in children, in doses that are Generally Recognised As Safe (GRAS) and below maximum tolerable levels on g/kg basis.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Tate & Lyle is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 8 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. Healthy children of 6 to 8 years of age
  2. Weight-for-age between the 5th and the 90th percentile as per the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts
  3. Accustomed to having lunch between 12.00 pm and 2.30 pm
  4. Routinely had up to 3 bowel movements per day or as few as 3 bowel movements per week
  5. Were able to drink 120 ml within 30 minutes
  6. With parents willing to continue their child's normal food and beverage intake and physical activity throughout the duration of the study
  7. With parents willing and able to attend for all 7 visits

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any major trauma or surgical event within the 3 months prior to screening
  2. History or presence of clinically significant endocrine or GI disorder
  3. Functional GI Disorders in accordance with Rome III Diagnostic Questionnaire for Paediatric Functional GI Disorders
  4. More than 1 loose stool in the 48 hours preceding dosing, that met a Type 6 or Type 7 description on the Bristol Stool Chart
  5. Use of any prescription medication, including antibiotics, laxatives and steroids
  6. Regular GI complaints, such as stomach upsets, diarrhoea, constipation, flatulence, abdominal colic
  7. Known intolerance or sensitivity to any of the study products, abdominal or anorectal surgery
  8. Psychiatric disorders, anxiety, and depression
  9. Lactose intolerance
  10. Use of supplements that may have affected GI system including laxatives, fibre, and iron supplements
  11. Exposure to any non-registered drug product within 30 days prior to screening visit.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Allulose Dose 1

    Fruit-flavoured drink with allulose at Dose 1 (2.5 g per 120 ml)

    Dietary Supplement: D-allulose

  • Active comparator
    Allulose Dose 2

    Fruit-flavoured drink with allulose at Dose 2 (4.3 g per 120 ml)

    Dietary Supplement: D-allulose

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Comparator: Control (CON)

    Control drink containing high fructose corn syrup.

    Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementD-allulose

    Fruit-flavoured drink with d-allulose at 2 dosages

  • Dietary supplementPlacebo

    Fruit-flavoured drink with high fructose corn syrup

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Difference in the number of participants experiencing at least one stool that met a Type 6 or Type 7 description on the Bristol Stool Chart, within 24 hours after study product intake

    Difference in the number of subjects experiencing at least one stool that met a Type 6 or Type 7 description on the Bristol Stool Chart

    Time frame: within 24 hours after study product intake

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of subjects who experienced at least one loose or watery stool that met a Type 6 or Type 7 description on the Bristol Stool Chart

    Stool frequency, measured as the number of subjects who experienced at least one loose or watery stool that met a Type 6 or Type 7 description on the Bristol Stool Chart

    Time frame: in a 24-hour period post-consumption of intervention

  2. Frequency of the GI symptom event and frequency of participants reporting GI symptoms events by the severity and causality (i.e., related, not related) for each treatment group recorded at Visits 3, 5 and 7, for pre- and post-dose administration

    Report common gastrointestinal symptoms including abdominal pain, bloating, cramping, abdominal rumbling, excess flatus, and and nausea associated with d-allulose consumption. These were reported as the frequency of the event and frequency of participants reporting events by the severity and causality (i.e., related, not related) for each treatment group recorded at Visits 3, 5 and 7, for pre- and post-dose administration. The severity of the event was categorized in three levels (mild, moderate, severe).

    Time frame: in the 24-hour period post-consumption

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 2, 2023, 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
NCT06063096
Lead sponsor
Tate & Lyle
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 2, 2023
Start date
Dec 15, 2015
Primary completion
Mar 3, 2016
Completion
Mar 3, 2016
Last update
Oct 2, 2023

Oversight

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