Can a sugar in your drink quietly weaken your Gut's defenses?
NCT ID NCT07757347
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial asks whether consuming low doses of fructose, a common sugar, affects the intestinal barrier and immune response in healthy adults. Participants follow a standardized diet for three days, then receive a drink with either fructose or glucose. Researchers will measure markers of gut permeability and immune cell activity to see if fructose has a distinct effect.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fructose
- What this could lead to
- If fructose is shown to affect gut permeability and immune markers, it could inform dietary advice for maintaining gut health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in healthy people, so results may not apply to the general population or those with gut conditions.
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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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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- 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: * all gender, healthy collective ≥ 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract * Metabolic diseases or taking medication to treat metabolic diseases * Fructose malabsorption * Hereditary fructose intolerance * Food intolerances and/or allergies, as well as food allergies that require special dietary interventions * Special diets, such as vegetarian/vegan diets * Unstable body weight within the last 6 months (fluctuations of \> 5%) * BMI \< 19 kg/m2 \& \> 29,9 kg/m2 * Bariatric surgery * Smoking * Liver diseases * Renal insufficiency * Rheumatoid arthritis * COPD with ≥ 2 exacerbations per year * Chronic pancreatitis or recurrent acute pancreatitis * Alcohol consumption above 10 g/d for women and above 20 g/d for men * Pregnancy and breastfeeding * Viral or bacterial infections that occurred no longer than 3 weeks ago
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Vienna
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
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