Milk study scans bellies to see how Low-Lactose plus GOS affects digestion
NCT ID NCT06598124
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how a single serving of low lactose milk with added GOS (a type of fiber) affects digestion compared to regular milk. Twenty-four healthy Chinese adults drank 400 mL of one milk type, and researchers used MRI scans to measure stomach emptying, small bowel water, and gut movement. The goal was simply to understand digestive responses, not to treat any disease.
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- Active substance
- low lactose milk with galactooligosaccharides (GOS)
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Study facts
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- 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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- 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 60 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. Participants declare that they are of Chinese ethnicity as well as both of their biological parents 2. Women and men aged between 18 and 60 years 3. Body mass index (BMI ≥ 18.5 \& \<30 kg/m2) 4. Healthy: no medical conditions or previous gastrointestinal surgery which might affect study measurements (as declared by the participant) 5. Able to understand and to sign written informed consent prior to study entry 6. Informed consent signed 7. Meets all the criteria for MRI Scan 8. Can read and speak English Exclusion Criteria: 1. Medically diagnosed milk allergy 2. Subjects not willing and/or not able to comply with scheduled visits and the requirements of the study protocol 3. Diagnosed with any gastrointestinal disorders 4. History of claustrophobia 5. Pregnant (defined by pregnancy test) or breast feeding 6. History or current psychiatric illness 7. History or current neurological condition (e.g. epilepsy) 8. Consumption of \> 21 alcoholic drinks in a typical week (one serving is 0.4 dl of spirits, 1 dl of wine, or 3 dl of beer as declared by participant) 9. Currently smoking (as declared by participant) 10. Having taken part in a research study in the last 3 months involving invasive procedures or an inconvenience allowance 11. Antibiotic use within the 4 weeks preceding the intervention 12. Probiotic \& prebiotics use within the 2 weeks preceding the intervention
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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