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NCT04168372 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Fructose: Substrate, Stimulus, or Both?

A NA study, sponsored by Touro University, California.

Active
Registry status
NA
Development phase
35
Enrollment target

NCT04168372: Active NA study, sponsored by Touro University, California.

NCT04168372 is a NA study that is active but no longer recruiting, run by Touro University, California. The registered enrollment target is 35 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04168372, a NA study, is active but no longer recruiting, sponsored by Touro University, California.

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Registry status
NA
Development phase
35 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This objective of this study is to use sensitive methodology under controlled conditions to investigate the mechanisms by which fructose consumption contributes to excess fatty acid synthesis and elevations in blood glucose levels following consumption of meals containing fructose.

Primary Outcome

Measured by the detection of 13C carbons in TRL-palmitate from administered 13C labeled pyruvate or 13C labeled fructose.

Interventions

  • OTHER High fructose, fructose labeled meal
  • OTHER High fructose, pyruvate labeled meal
  • OTHER Low fructose, fructose labeled meal
  • OTHER Low fructose, pyruvate labeled meal

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 35 participants
Start Date 2019-09-15
Est. Completion 2027-07-20
Phase NA
Touro University, California

5 total trials

What the registry record for NCT04168372 still lists

NCT04168372 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 35 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 4 interventions - of which High fructose, fructose labeled meal is the first listed.

NCT04168372 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04168372 about?

NCT04168372 is a clinical study titled "Fructose: Substrate, Stimulus, or Both?". This objective of this study is to use sensitive methodology under controlled conditions to investigate the mechanisms by which fructose consumption contributes to excess fatty acid synthesis and elevations in blood glucose levels following consumption of meals containing fructose.

What is the current status of trial NCT04168372?

This trial is currently active not recruiting. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 35 participants. The study started on 2019-09-15. Estimated completion is 2027-07-20.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04168372?

The interventions under investigation include: High fructose, fructose labeled meal (OTHER), High fructose, pyruvate labeled meal (OTHER), Low fructose, fructose labeled meal (OTHER), Low fructose, pyruvate labeled meal (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04168372?

This trial is sponsored by Touro University, California, which has 5 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04168372's enrollment target sits among peer trials

35 1564th of 2000 higher than 431 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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