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Scientists hunt for hidden gut bacteria in fiber lovers

NCT ID NCT06166810

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study recruits 10 healthy adults who eat a high-fiber diet (lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains). Researchers want to isolate and grow specific gut bacteria that are hard to culture in the lab. By understanding these bacteria better, they hope to learn more about how diet affects gut health. This is basic research, not a treatment trial.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help scientists grow hard-to-culture gut bacteria, paving the way for future probiotics or dietary advice.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early-stage study (10 people) focused on lab work, not a treatment. It may not lead to any direct health benefit.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 10 people

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Started

Oct 2023

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

General population residing in Clermont-Ferrand (France)

Ages

20 to 50 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy adult subjects ; * Age between 20 and 50 (limits included) ; * BMI between 18.5 and 25 kg/m2 (excluding limits) ; * Consumption of more than 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day; * Intake of at least 25g of dietary fibre per day; * A varied diet with little processed food. Exclusion Criteria: * Antibiotics and/or transit modulators taken in the 3 months prior to sampling; * Known pathologies; * Current treatment; * History of digestive surgery having an impact on the microbiota, deemed incompatible with the study (bariatric surgery); * Consumption of food supplements based on protein preparations, probiotics or prebiotics; * Smoking (even occasionally); * Alcohol consumption \> 2 glasses (i.e. 20 g) per day; * Intense sporting activity; * Pregnant or breast-feeding women; * Persons under legal protection (curatorship, guardianship, etc.); * Volunteers taking part in another intervention study; * Persons refusing to be registered on the French Ministry of Health's Fichier National des Volontaires Sains (National Register of Healthy Volunteers); * Subject not affiliated to the social security system; * Subject in a period of exclusion from a previous study or having received a total amount of compensation exceeding 6000 euros over the 12 consecutive months prior to the start of the trial (after verification in the Fichier des Volontaires pour la Recherche Biomédicale).

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    Clermont-Ferrand, 63009, France

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