# Investigating the Impact of the Seaweed Derived Food Additive, Carrageenan, on the Human Gut Microbiome

> **NCT06738329** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Reading** · enrollment: 99 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Gut Microbiome
- Healthy Donors

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Carrageenan gummy sweet
- **OTHER:** Carrageenan and inulin gummy sweet
- **OTHER:** Placebo agar agar gummy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06738329
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Reading
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-10-01
- **Primary completion:** 2025-05-30
- **Final completion:** 2025-05-30
- **Target enrollment:** 99 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-12-17

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06738329

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06738329, "Investigating the Impact of the Seaweed Derived Food Additive, Carrageenan, on the Human Gut Microbiome". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06738329. Licensed CC0.

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