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Chia seeds and stress: scientists probe gut microbiome secrets

NCT ID NCT07218640

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how adding chia seeds (a fiber source) to your diet and dealing with stress can change the bacteria in your gut. About 60 healthy adults will take chia seeds for two months and provide stool and blood samples. The goal is to learn how lifestyle factors affect gut health, not to treat any disease.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 60 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Oct 2025

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jul 2026

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Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 50 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years of age or greater 2. Able to sign informed consent in English 3. Households (2 or more adults) or individuals who are willing to provide a minimum of 3 separate stool samples per week and utilize a manual stool sampling tool. Alternatively, participants who can come to a collection site and leave stool samples a minimum of 3 days per week throughout the duration of the study. 4. Are generally healthy 5. Agreeable to adding chia seeds to diet 6. Have access to a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: 1. Less than 18 years of age 2. Greater than 50 years of age 3. Unable to provide a minimum of 3 stool samples per week 4. Active donors for a commercial product 5. Anyone who previously made a lot of a finished product 6. Diagnosed with a digestive, intestinal, or other condition that contraindicates consuming a daily serving size of chia seeds (\~2.5 tbsp).

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Dietary fiber Microbiome composition Stool spore colony forming units Stress

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aimmune Therapeutics Manufacturing

    RECRUITING

    Ambler, Pennsylvania, 19002, United States

  • GoodNature Tempe

    RECRUITING

    Ambler, Pennsylvania, 19002, United States

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