# Effect of Non-nutritive Sweeteners of High Sugar Sweetened Beverages on Metabolic Health and Gut Microbiome

> **NCT03259685** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Laval University** · enrollment: 41 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Gut Microbiota
- Metabolic Syndrome

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** 710 ml of regular soft drinks, taken daily for 10 weeks
- **OTHER:** 710 ml of diet soft drinks, taken daily for 10 weeks
- **OTHER:** 710 ml of stevia-sweetened soft drinks, taken daily for 10 weeks

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03259685
- **Lead sponsor:** Laval University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2017-10-18
- **Primary completion:** 2021-12-20
- **Final completion:** 2025-12
- **Target enrollment:** 41 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03259685

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03259685, "Effect of Non-nutritive Sweeteners of High Sugar Sweetened Beverages on Metabolic Health and Gut Microbiome". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03259685. Licensed CC0.

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