Gut Mini-Pill Study
NCT07220369
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The purpose of this proof-of-concept study in humans is to determine if a noninvasive, ingestible device, called a "mini-pill", can collect gastrointestinal (GI) luminal content samples from 2 different locations along the GI tract after consumption of diets differing in protein source (meat and plant-based meat alternatives). The mini-pills will be recovered in the stool. We will analyze the microbial profile of the mini-pill contents and in stool, and also measure blood biomarkers related to cardiometabolic risk, to better understand the relationship between diet, microbiota and health.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Gut Microbiota
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 50 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- October 30, 2025
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Massachusetts · 1
- Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging · Boston, MA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.