Sugar showdown: which sweetener wreaks havoc on your gut?
NCT ID NCT06799715
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study gives 20 healthy adults drinks containing sucrose (table sugar), glucose, fructose, or plain water, then measures how their bodies respond. Researchers track gut hormones, blood sugar, digestion speed, and other health markers. The goal is to understand the unique effects of each sugar, which could inform future nutrition guidelines.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sucrose, glucose, fructose, and water
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help explain how different sugars impact appetite, blood sugar, and digestion, guiding better dietary advice.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in healthy people, so results may not apply to everyone. It only looks at short-term effects, not long-term health outcomes.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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 to 55 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: * Healthy, non-diabetic (glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) \< 5.7%, fasting glucose \< 5.6 mmol/L), and normal weight participants with a body-mass index (BMI) of 19.0-24.9 kg/m2, parameters of complete blood count within normal range * Age 18-55 years * Stable body weight (± 5%) for at least three months * Able to give informed consent as documented by signature Exclusion Criteria: * Fructose intolerance * Any pre-existing diet (e.g., vegetarian diet, vegan diet, sugar free diet, paleo diet, Atkins diet, ketogenic diet) that deviates from normal eating habits * Regular consumption (\>1/ week) of erythritol or xylitol * Regular intake of medications, except contraceptives * Pre-existing impairment of blood coagulation/thrombocyte function (e.g. hereditary, regular intake of anti-coagulant agents (e.g. NSAIDs, heparin, warfarin, etc.))Chronic or clinically relevant acute infections/diseases * Substance abuse (more than 1 glass wine/beer per day; regular consumption of cannabis, consumption of cocaine, heroin, etc.), regular smoking * Pregnancy: although no contraindication, pregnancy might influence metabolic state. Women who are pregnant or have the intention to become pregnant during the course of the study are excluded. In female participants a urine pregnancy test is carried out upon screening. * Shift worker * Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study
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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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St. Claraspital
Basel, 4002, Switzerland
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