Effects of Cocoa on Gastrointestinal Function

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

16

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2017

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2017

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2017

Conditions
Gastrointestinal and Digestive Disorder
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dark chocolate bar

Dark chocolate bar (70% cocoa solids (\~500kcal, \~50% fat)), 100g / day for 3 days to assess postprandial brain activity and colonic transit by FDG-PET.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dark chocolate mousse

Dark chocolate mousse (150g, \~500kcal, \~50% fat) to assess gastric emptying and oro-caecal transit time by scintigraphy.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

White chocolate bar

White chocolate bar (0% cocoa solids (\~500kcal, 50% fat)), 100g / day for 3 days to assess postprandial brain activity and colonic transit by FDG-PET.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

White chocolate mousse

White chocolate mousse (150g, \~500kcal, \~50% fat) to assess gastric emptying and oro-caecal transit time by scintigraphy.

Trial Locations (1)

4016

St Claraspital, Basel

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

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