Effects of Sucralose on Drug Absorption and Metabolism (The SweetMeds Study)

PHASE2RecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

150

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 5, 2018

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2026

Conditions
Healthy VolunteersOverweight
Interventions
OTHER

Sucralose

Sucralose is an organochlorine and is approximately 600 times sweeter than sucrose. Participants will receive sucralose (approximately 4mg/kg/day) or placebo by mouth in a capsule for 28 days. This dose corresponds to the amount of sucralose contained in approximately 3 or 4 twelve ounce cans of commercially-available diet soda for a 70 kg adult.

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo capsules will be taken orally for 28 days

Trial Locations (1)

20892

RECRUITING

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda

All Listed Sponsors
lead

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH