Gut bacteria supplement shows promise for shedding pounds
NCT ID NCT06780007
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether a probiotic called Akkermansia muciniphila Akk11 can help people with obesity lose weight. Over 12 weeks, 106 participants took either the probiotic or a placebo. Researchers measured changes in body mass index (BMI) and also looked at inflammation and metabolism. The goal is to see if this natural supplement could be a safe way to support weight management.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Akkermansia muciniphila Akk11 probiotic
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a natural probiotic supplement to help with weight loss and improve metabolic health in people with obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 106 participants. The effect may be modest, and results may not apply to everyone. As a dietary supplement, it is not a substitute for lifestyle changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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106 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- 1\) Age 18-65 years old; 2)28≤BMI≤35Kg/m2; 3) Willing and able to comply with the protocol during the study period, and be able to cooperate with the completion of various examinations during the trial. Written informed consent is provided prior to entry into study screening, and the patient has understood that the study can be withdrawn at any time from the study without any loss Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women, in the reproductive period and not taking contraceptive measures; 2. Oral antibiotics in the past 1 month prior to enrollment; 3. No use of probiotic prebiotic products before 3 weeks of intervention; 4. people without a fitness fat loss program or history of gastric surgery during the intervention period; 5. Patients with severe gastrointestinal diseases; 6. Those who are known to be allergic to synbiotics or similar products; 7. Patients with no self-awareness and those with mental abnormalities; 8. Have a history of organ transplantation or malignant tumor disease; 9. Concurrent use of other experimental drugs or in other clinical trials; 10. Have a history of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse; 11. Those who are expected to be unable to complete the magnetic resonance examination; 12. Combined with serious medical diseases or conditions: such as clinically serious (i.e., active) cardiac disease, severe, uncontrolled medical diseases and infections, severe uncontrollable digestive disorders, severe electrolyte disorders, active disseminated intravascular coagulation, major organ failure, such as decompensated heart, pulmonary, hepatic, renal failure, peripheral neuropathy symptoms, etc.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital, the Air Force Medical University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, China
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