Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Your gut bacteria react differently to pork and chicken

NCT ID NCT03539666

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: South Dakota State University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at South Dakota State University are running a controlled feeding study to see how two different diets, one based on pork and one on chicken, change the mix of bacteria in the gut and the compounds they produce. Thirty-eight healthy adults aged 50 and older who normally eat meat will eat meals prepared by the study team. The goal is to understand whether these diet-driven changes in gut bacteria relate to risk factors for heart and metabolic disease.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
controlled diets based on pork or chicken
What this could lead to
If researchers find that one meat affects gut bacteria and heart-related compounds differently, it could help shape dietary advice for older adults who eat meat regularly.
What could go wrong
This small study of 38 people tests short-term diet changes, so any differences may not last or apply to other groups. It cannot prove that either meat causes heart problems.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

38 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2018

Finished

Apr 2019

Lead sponsor

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

50 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * generally good health status based on one routine physical in the past 15 months, current health status * normal HbA1C, weigh 110 lb or more * Age 50 years or more, generally healthy, all races and both sexes * generally practicing a meat-based dietary pattern, do not have any special dietary requirement, and * willingness to comply with the study protocol, including on-site meal consumption and sample/data collection. Exclusion Criteria: * medication usage, probiotic, long-term antibiotic, and tobacco/drug/alcohol use * Not on any special diet within 3 months of recruitment, and do not have any intention to lose weight. * impaired kidney functions * Active history of cancer, diabetes, heart, liver, and kidney diseases * major gastrointestinal disorders in the past 3 months * history of heart attacks or stroke * Unable to meet in-person visit requirements for dining, picking up meals, and tests * Any mental health condition that would affect the ability to provide written informed consent. * If they had not had a routine health checkup during the 12 months prior to recruitment. * If they were unwilling to abstain from taking nutritional supplements, alcohol, non-study foods, and beverage during the study period.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Healthy are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Healthy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • South Dakota State University, Wagner Hall 416

    Brookings, South Dakota, 57007, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.