Sweetener shock: could sucralose change how your meds work?

NCT ID NCT03407079

First seen Jan 06, 2026 · Last updated Jun 14, 2026 · Updated 26 times

Summary

This study looks at whether the artificial sweetener sucralose changes how the body absorbs and breaks down certain medicines. Researchers will give healthy overweight Black and Hispanic women either sucralose or a placebo for four weeks, then test how their bodies handle two common drugs. The goal is to understand if sucralose affects drug metabolism, hormone levels, and gut bacteria.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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